Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS] moved down -3.77: Why It’s Important

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Kosmos Energy Ltd [NYSE: KOS] stock went on a downward path that fall over -3.77% on Tuesday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 2.51%.

Over the last 12 months, KOS stock dropped by -43.80%. The one-year Kosmos Energy Ltd stock forecast points to a potential upside of 43.65. The average equity rating for KOS stock is currently 1.40, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.

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The market cap for the stock reached $1.93 billion, with 471.82 million shares outstanding and 460.19 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 6.98M shares, KOS stock reached a trading volume of 6078802 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Guru’s Opinion on Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for KOS shares is $7.24 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on KOS stock is a recommendation set at 1.40. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Mizuho have made an estimate for Kosmos Energy Ltd shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on September 19, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Stifel raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on November 20, 2023, representing the official price target for Kosmos Energy Ltd stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $12 to $9, while Bernstein kept a Mkt Perform rating on KOS stock. On September 27, 2023, analysts increased their price target for KOS shares from 8.70 to 10.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Kosmos Energy Ltd is set at 0.20, with the Price to Sales ratio for KOS stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.00. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.69, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.37.

KOS Stock Performance Analysis:

Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 2.51. With this latest performance, KOS shares dropped by -2.86% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -30.02% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -43.80% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for KOS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 43.12, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 40.79, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 43.58 for Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 4.39, while it was recorded at 4.18 for the last single week of trading, and 5.44 for the last 200 days.

Insight into Kosmos Energy Ltd Fundamentals:

Kosmos Energy Ltd’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.50 and a Current Ratio set at 0.73.

KOS Stock EPS

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Kosmos Energy Ltd posted 0.26/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.21/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.05. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for KOS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Kosmos Energy Ltd go to 23.80%.

Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS] Institutonal Ownership Details

There are presently around $100.48%, or 102.65%% of KOS stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of KOS stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 47.42 million shares, which is approximately 10.1315%. FMR LLC, holding 38.89 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$215.47 million in KOS stocks shares; and FMR LLC, currently with $$145.77 million in KOS stock with ownership which is approximately 5.6218%.