How did Kosmos Energy Ltd (KOS) surprise investors with its report?

Kevin Freeman

Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS] stock is trading at $1.54, down -3.75%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The KOS shares have lost -12.00% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -15.38%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Kosmos Energy Ltd [NYSE: KOS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 22, 2025, when Goldman downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $2 for it. Previously, The Benchmark Company downgraded its rating to Hold on March 04, 2025. Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $5 on September 19, 2024. Stifel initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $10 as its price target on November 20, 2023. Bernstein downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on October 17, 2023, and downed its price target to $9. In a note dated September 27, 2023, BofA Securities upgraded a Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $8.70 to $10.

Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS] stock has fluctuated between $1.38 and $4.34 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $2 within the next 12 months. Kosmos Energy Ltd [NYSE: KOS] shares were valued at $1.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 29.87% based on the average KOS price forecast.

Analyzing the KOS fundamentals

Kosmos Energy Ltd [NYSE:KOS] reported sales of 1.50B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -10.81%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.17% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.03, Equity is -0.14 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.25.

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Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Kosmos Energy Ltd’s Current Ratio is 0.45. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.25, and the Cash Ratio is 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.49, the price to book ratio is 0.72.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Grant John Douglas Kelso, Director, that happened on Jun 05 ’25 when 27923.0 shares were sold. Director, Grant John Douglas Kelso completed a deal on Jun 05 ’25 to buy 27923.0 shares. Meanwhile, VP & Chief Accounting Officer Glass Ronald W. sold 10354.0 shares on Feb 05 ’25.

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