Insider Selling: Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) CEO Sells 103,554 Shares of Stock

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) CEO Andrew Inglis sold 103,554 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.37, for a total value of $141,868.98. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 4,271,645 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,852,153.65. This represents a 2.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Kosmos Energy Stock Down 15.4%

KOS traded down $0.24 on Thursday, reaching $1.30. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 16,595,179 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,025,648. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a 1 year low of $0.84 and a 1 year high of $3.49. The business’s 50 day moving average is $1.11 and its 200 day moving average is $1.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.04, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market cap of $619.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.90 and a beta of 0.90.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.15) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $310.96 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $360.82 million. Kosmos Energy had a negative net margin of 23.64% and a negative return on equity of 26.28%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Kosmos Energy Ltd. will post 0.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kosmos Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lifted its stake in Kosmos Energy by 27.9% in the fourth quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 153,669 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $139,000 after buying an additional 33,520 shares during the last quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. lifted its position in Kosmos Energy by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. now owns 143,809 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $130,000 after purchasing an additional 14,151 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Kosmos Energy by 9.8% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 245,034 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $222,000 after purchasing an additional 21,895 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in Kosmos Energy by 119.7% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 121,523 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $110,000 after purchasing an additional 66,218 shares during the period. Finally, Old Port Advisors bought a new position in Kosmos Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. 95.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on KOS. Stephens assumed coverage on Kosmos Energy in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $1.75 price target for the company. Bank of America reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $1.00 target price (down previously from $3.40) on shares of Kosmos Energy in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Kosmos Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Kosmos Energy from $1.75 to $2.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Kosmos Energy from $2.00 to $1.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kosmos Energy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $2.08.

Trending Headlines about Kosmos Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Kosmos Energy this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis piece frames Kosmos as a speculative, high-risk play on an oil-price recovery — useful context for investors weighing cyclical upside vs company-specific risks. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple senior executives sold meaningful positions on Feb. 3–4 (likely applying downward pressure and signaling caution to the market). CEO Andrew G. Inglis sold 103,554 shares at ~$1.37 and 44,628 shares at ~$1.42 (SEC filing). CFO Nealesh D. Shah sold 54,434 shares at ~$1.37 and 24,690 shares at ~$1.42 (SEC filing). SVP Josh R. Marion and CAO Ronald W. Glass also sold on both days. Executives still hold multi‑million and large six‑figure stakes, but the recent sales reduced their positions by low single-digit percentages overall. CEO filings: Read More.; CFO filings: Read More.; SVP filings: Read More.; CAO filings: Read More.

About Kosmos Energy

Kosmos Energy Ltd. is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Since its founding in 2003, the company has focused on identifying and developing hydrocarbon reserves in frontier and emerging basins around the world. Kosmos combines geological and geophysical expertise with a disciplined approach to acreage acquisition and partner selection to pursue high‐impact offshore exploration opportunities.

The company’s portfolio is anchored by assets in West Africa and the Gulf of Mexico.