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The price of Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE: KOS) closed at $3.65 in the last session, down -1.08% from day before closing price of $3.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.12 million shares were traded. KOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.8399 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.61.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at KOS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 1722416768 and an Enterprise Value of 4383159296. As of this moment, Kosmos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.455 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.747.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KOS is 2.43, which has changed by -0.42523366 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22263205 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KOS has reached a high of $6.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.03%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KOS traded on average about 9.55M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8319810 shares per day over the past 10 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 99.90% stake in the company. Shares short for KOS as of 1734048000 were 40452001 with a Short Ratio of 4.08, compared to 1731628800 on 38754356. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 40452001 and a Short% of Float of 11.37.