Kosmos Energy Ltd [NYSE: KOS] loss -6.01% or 12289998.17 points to close at $12290000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 9655381 shares.
It opened the trading session at $1.84, the shares rose to $1.85 and dropped to $1.71, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for KOS points out that the company has recorded -44.52% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 12.29M shares, KOS reached to a volume of 9655381 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about 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 $4.35 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 1.67. 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.
The Benchmark Company have made an estimate for Kosmos Energy Ltd shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on March 04, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Jefferies raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on December 18, 2024, representing the official price target for Kosmos Energy Ltd stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $5, while Mizuho analysts kept a Neutral rating on KOS stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.75, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.10.
Trading performance analysis for KOS stock
Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -14.00. With this latest performance, KOS shares dropped by 0.00% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -44.52% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -49.71% in the past year of trading.
Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS] shares currently have an operating margin of 16.19% and a Gross Margin at 22.64%. Kosmos Energy Ltd’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -0.80%.
Return on Equity for this stock declined to -0.23%, with Return on Assets sitting at -0.23%.
Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
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 -6.75%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS]
There are presently around $99.36%, or 101.47% 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 10.0551%. 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 5.5794%.
