At the time of writing, Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS] stock is trading at $6.22, up 5.25%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The KOS shares have gain 5.78% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 12.68%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Kosmos Energy Ltd [NYSE: KOS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 20, 2023, when Stifel initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $10. Previously, Bernstein downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform on October 17, 2023, and dropped its price target to $9. On September 27, 2023, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $10 on the stock. Redburn started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $9 on July 20, 2023. Peel Hunt initiated its recommendation with a Add and recommended $8.94 as its price target on March 10, 2023. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on February 28, 2023, and downed its price target to $9.60. In a note dated February 09, 2023, The Benchmark Company initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $10 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Kosmos Energy Ltd fluctuated between $5.23 and $8.28. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $11 within the next 12 months. Kosmos Energy Ltd [NYSE: KOS] shares were valued at $6.22 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 76.85% based on the average KOS price forecast.
Analyzing the KOS fundamentals
According to Kosmos Energy Ltd [NYSE:KOS], the company’s sales were 1.72B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 0.74% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.51% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.23%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.22%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.22 and Total Capital is 0.09. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.32.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 6.00 points at the first support level, and at 5.78 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 6.34, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 6.46.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Kosmos Energy Ltd [NYSE:KOS] has a current ratio of 0.76. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.49, while the Cash Ratio is 0.17. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.71, the price to book ratio is 2.77 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.99.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved INGLIS ANDREW G, Chairman and CEO, that happened on Feb 06 ’24 when 0.18 million shares were sold. SVP, Chief Commercial Officer, Ball Christopher James completed a deal on Feb 06 ’24 to sell 0.12 million shares. Meanwhile, SVP and CFO Shah Nealesh D. sold 90454.0 shares on Feb 06 ’24.
