Post-Trade Analysis: Kosmos Energy Ltd (KOS) Slides -3.04, Closing at 3.83

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After finishing at $3.95 in the prior trading day, Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE: KOS) closed at $3.83, down -3.04%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.67 million shares were traded. KOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.95 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.81.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KOS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. 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.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Mizuho on September 19, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $5.

On November 20, 2023, Stifel started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $10.

Bernstein Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on October 17, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $12 to $9.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 1807357824 and an Enterprise Value of 4468100608. As of this moment, Kosmos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.84. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.502 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.82.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, KOS has reached a high of $7.07, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.49. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.68%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 7.75M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8083970 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 471.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 460.26M. Insiders hold about 2.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.87% stake in the company. Shares short for KOS as of 1731628800 were 38754356 with a Short Ratio of 5.66, compared to 1728950400 on 45429120. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 38754356 and a Short% of Float of 10.9.

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