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The price of Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE: KOS) closed at $3.10 in the last session, down -0.64% from day before closing price of $3.12. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.55 million shares were traded. KOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.045.
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 03 ’25 when Glass Ronald W. sold 16,182 shares for $3.12 per share. The transaction valued at 50,488 led to the insider holds 320,231 shares of the business.
Marion Josh R. sold 16,144 shares of KOS for $50,369 on Feb 03 ’25. The SVP and General Counsel now owns 172,057 shares after completing the transaction at $3.12 per share. On Feb 03 ’25, another insider, Shah Nealesh D., who serves as the SVP and CFO of the company, sold 56,987 shares for $3.12 each. As a result, the insider received 177,799 and left with 1,711,580 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 1462874496 and an Enterprise Value of 4123617024. As of this moment, Kosmos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.309 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.525.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KOS is 2.31, which has changed by -0.44973546 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2000997 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 -11.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -32.72%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KOS traded on average about 9.49M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7348260 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 98.34% stake in the company. Shares short for KOS as of 1736899200 were 40584170 with a Short Ratio of 4.28, compared to 1734048000 on 40452001. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 40584170 and a Short% of Float of 11.41.
