At the time of writing, Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS] stock is trading at $3.46, up 4.53%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The KOS shares have gain 7.12% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.62%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Mizuho started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on September 19, 2024, and set its price target to $5. On November 20, 2023, Stifel initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $10 on the stock. Bernstein downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and decreased its price target to $9 on October 17, 2023. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $10 on September 27, 2023. Redburn started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on July 20, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $9. In a note dated March 10, 2023, Peel Hunt initiated an Add rating and provided a target price of $8.94 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Kosmos Energy Ltd fluctuated between $2.62 and $6.58. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $5.3 within the next 12 months. Kosmos Energy Ltd [NYSE: KOS] shares were valued at $3.46 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 53.18% based on the average KOS price forecast.
Analyzing the KOS fundamentals
According to Kosmos Energy Ltd [NYSE:KOS], the company’s sales were 1.80B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -22.62% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.48% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.29%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.25.
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 3.35 points at the first support level, and at 3.24 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 3.53, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 3.60.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Kosmos Energy Ltd [NYSE:KOS] has a current ratio of 0.75. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.47 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.91, the price to book ratio is 1.36 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 7.63.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Glass Ronald W., VP & Chief Accounting Officer, that happened on Feb 05 ’25 when 10354.0 shares were sold. VP & Chief Accounting Officer, Glass Ronald W. completed a deal on Feb 04 ’25 to sell 10379.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP and General Counsel Marion Josh R. sold 10354.0 shares on Feb 05 ’25.
