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Kosmos Energy NYSE:KOS Stock Report

Last Price

US$3.17

Market Cap

US$1.5b

7D

-14.6%

1Y

-52.5%

Updated

18 Dec, 2024

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Kosmos Energy
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$3.17
52 Week HighUS$7.07
52 Week LowUS$2.62
Beta2.44
1 Month Change-21.53%
3 Month Change-27.13%
1 Year Change-52.47%
3 Year Change-9.69%
5 Year Change-42.88%
Change since IPO-82.62%

Recent News & Updates

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 30%

Dec 17
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 30%

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Shares Could Be 45% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Dec 03
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Shares Could Be 45% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Recent updates

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 30%

Dec 17
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 30%

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Shares Could Be 45% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Dec 03
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Shares Could Be 45% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Kosmos Energy: Scratched And Dented, But Still A Strong Buy

Nov 08

Does Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Oct 20
Does Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

With EPS Growth And More, Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Makes An Interesting Case

Oct 06
With EPS Growth And More, Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Makes An Interesting Case

Investors Will Want Kosmos Energy's (NYSE:KOS) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Sep 06
Investors Will Want Kosmos Energy's (NYSE:KOS) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Earnings Working Against Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s (NYSE:KOS) Share Price

Aug 22
Earnings Working Against Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s (NYSE:KOS) Share Price

Kosmos Energy: A Double Beat Puts Them In The Strong Buy Column

Aug 07

Is Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) A Risky Investment?

Jul 11
Is Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) A Risky Investment?

Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s (NYSE:KOS) Shares Not Telling The Full Story

May 21
Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s (NYSE:KOS) Shares Not Telling The Full Story

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

May 01
Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Is There An Opportunity With Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s (NYSE:KOS) 40% Undervaluation?

Apr 15
Is There An Opportunity With Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s (NYSE:KOS) 40% Undervaluation?

These 4 Measures Indicate That Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Is Using Debt Extensively

Mar 30
These 4 Measures Indicate That Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Is Using Debt Extensively

Kosmos Energy: Production, FCF Increases Expected, And Quite Cheap

Mar 22

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Jan 21
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Kosmos Energy: Santa's Bringing A Deal On This Beaten Down LNG Stock

Dec 14

These 4 Measures Indicate That Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Is Using Debt In A Risky Way

Nov 27
These 4 Measures Indicate That Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Is Using Debt In A Risky Way

Kosmos Energy's (NYSE:KOS) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Nov 10
Kosmos Energy's (NYSE:KOS) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Here's Why We Think Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Is Well Worth Watching

Oct 23
Here's Why We Think Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Is Well Worth Watching

Kosmos Energy: Slow Upside With Production Growth Into 2024

Sep 23

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Aug 07
Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Are Investors Undervaluing Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) By 42%?

Jul 22
Are Investors Undervaluing Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) By 42%?

Kosmos Energy: New Operations Are Looking Promising

Jul 04

Potential Upside For Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Not Without Risk

Jul 02
Potential Upside For Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Not Without Risk

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Passed With Ease

May 10
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Passed With Ease

We Think Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Apr 04
We Think Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Shares Could Be 20% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Feb 28
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Shares Could Be 20% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Kosmos Energy Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Feb 24

Kosmos Energy: West Africa's Pioneering Oil And Gas Explorer

Jan 30

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Dec 06
Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Kosmos Energy Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Nov 04

A Look At The Fair Value Of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS)

Oct 17
A Look At The Fair Value Of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS)

Shareholder Returns

KOSUS Oil and GasUS Market
7D-14.6%-3.6%0.1%
1Y-52.5%4.9%26.1%

Return vs Industry: KOS underperformed the US Oil and Gas industry which returned 4.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: KOS underperformed the US Market which returned 26.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is KOS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
KOS volatility
KOS Average Weekly Movement10.4%
Oil and Gas Industry Average Movement5.2%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.7%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: KOS's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: KOS's weekly volatility (10%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2003243Andy Ingliswww.kosmosenergy.com

Kosmos Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas along the Atlantic Margins in the United States. The company’s primary assets include production projects located in offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as well as gas projects located in offshore Mauritania and Senegal.

Kosmos Energy Ltd. Fundamentals Summary

How do Kosmos Energy's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
KOS fundamental statistics
Market capUS$1.52b
Earnings (TTM)US$218.11m
Revenue (TTM)US$1.79b

6.9x

P/E Ratio

0.8x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
KOS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$1.79b
Cost of RevenueUS$489.02m
Gross ProfitUS$1.30b
Other ExpensesUS$1.08b
EarningsUS$218.11m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.46
Gross Margin72.61%
Net Profit Margin12.21%
Debt/Equity Ratio225.0%

How did KOS perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 22:43
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Kosmos Energy Ltd. is covered by 35 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Thomas DriscollBarclays
Subhasish ChandraBenchmark Company
Ilkin KarimliBerenberg