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As of close of business last night, Kosmos Energy Ltd’s stock clocked out at $4.03, up 1.77% from its previous closing price of $3.96. In other words, the price has increased by $1.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.02 million shares were traded. KOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.93.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of KOS’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.50 and its Current Ratio is at 0.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.27.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 1901422592 and an Enterprise Value of 4344278016. As of this moment, Kosmos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.281 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.574.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, KOS has reached a high of $8.28, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.60%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that KOS traded 6.17M shares on average per day over the past three months and 8423800 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 471.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 460.19M. Insiders hold about 2.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.08% stake in the company. Shares short for KOS as of 1726185600 were 43779991 with a Short Ratio of 7.09, compared to 1723680000 on 38673342. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 43779991 and a Short% of Float of 12.3100005.
