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The closing price of Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE: KOS) was $3.55 for the day, down -1.11% from the previous closing price of $3.59. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.58 million shares were traded. KOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.645 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.475.
Ratios:
Our analysis of KOS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.47 and its Current Ratio is at 0.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.25.
On September 19, 2024, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $5.
On November 20, 2023, Stifel started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $10.Stifel initiated its Buy rating on November 20, 2023, with a $10 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 05 ’24 when Shah Nealesh D. sold 93,267 shares for $5.49 per share. The transaction valued at 511,803 led to the insider holds 1,321,284 shares of the business.
Shah Nealesh D. sold 90,454 shares of KOS for $511,798 on Feb 06 ’24. The SVP and CFO now owns 1,230,830 shares after completing the transaction at $5.66 per share. On Feb 05 ’24, another insider, INGLIS ANDREW G, who serves as the Chairman and CEO of the company, sold 182,948 shares for $5.49 each. As a result, the insider received 1,003,927 and left with 3,554,246 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KOS now has a Market Capitalization of 1675227264 and an Enterprise Value of 4335969792. As of this moment, Kosmos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.428 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.707.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KOS is 2.44, which has changed by -0.42743224 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23171377 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KOS has reached a high of $6.58, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.23%.
Shares Statistics:
KOS traded an average of 9.40M shares per day over the past three months and 6965510 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 471.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 453.02M. Insiders hold about 4.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.98% stake in the company. Shares short for KOS as of 1735603200 were 38995025 with a Short Ratio of 4.15, compared to 1732838400 on 37325930. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 38995025 and a Short% of Float of 10.96.
