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After finishing at $1.83 in the prior trading day, Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE: KOS) closed at $1.79, down -2.19%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.47 million shares were traded. KOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.86 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.78.
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 0.25 and its Current Ratio is at 0.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.80 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.56.
On September 19, 2024, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $5.Mizuho initiated its Neutral rating on September 19, 2024, with a $5 target price.
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 Jun 05 ’25 when Grant John Douglas Kelso sold 27,923 shares for $1.81 per share. The transaction valued at 50,541 led to the insider holds 29,921 shares of the business.
Grant John Douglas Kelso bought 27,923 shares of KOS for $50,541 on Jun 05 ’25. On Feb 05 ’25, another insider, Glass Ronald W., who serves as the VP & Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 10,354 shares for $3.12 each. As a result, the insider received 32,304 and left with 299,498 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 856074688 and an Enterprise Value of 3672223488. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.467 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.851.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KOS is 1.56, which has changed by -0.6039823 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KOS has reached a high of $5.08, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.76%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.11%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 10.12M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8187560 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 478.22M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 459.11M. Insiders hold about 4.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.55% stake in the company. Shares short for KOS as of 1755216000 were 54820697 with a Short Ratio of 5.42, compared to 1752537600 on 39905646. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 54820697 and a Short% of Float of 13.270001.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 4.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Kosmos Energy Ltd (KOS) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.02, with high estimates of $0.08 and low estimates of -$0.08.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.06 and -$0.7 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.44. EPS for the following year is $0.16, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $0.5 and -$0.2.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $351.69M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $427.13M to a low estimate of $301M. As of the current estimate, Kosmos Energy Ltd’s year-ago sales were $407.83MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $411.21M. There is a high estimate of $437.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $377.56M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KOS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.56B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.38B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.47B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.68BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.66B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.85B and the low estimate is $1.38B.
