Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) Sets New 12-Month Low – Should You Sell?

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (LON:KOS) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 107 and last traded at GBX 110, with a volume of 15082 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 111.50.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on Kosmos Energy from GBX 270 to GBX 220 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 220.

Kosmos Energy Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £526.08 million, a P/E ratio of -3.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.10 and a beta of 2.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 224.91. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 125.16 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 135.77.

Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The company reported GBX (0.42) earnings per share for the quarter. Kosmos Energy had a return on equity of 19.64% and a net margin of 12.22%. On average, equities analysts expect that Kosmos Energy Ltd. will post 76.6519824 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Kosmos Energy

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.