Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) CAO Ronald Glass Sells 19,285 Shares

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) CAO Ronald Glass sold 19,285 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.37, for a total transaction of $26,420.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 342,945 shares in the company, valued at $469,834.65. This represents a 5.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Kosmos Energy Trading Down 15.4%

Kosmos Energy stock traded down $0.24 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $1.30. The company had a trading volume of 16,595,179 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,025,648. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.04, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a current ratio of 0.52. The firm has a market cap of $619.44 million, a P/E ratio of -1.90 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $1.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1.48. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a 1 year low of $0.84 and a 1 year high of $3.49.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.15) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.13) by ($0.02). Kosmos Energy had a negative return on equity of 26.28% and a negative net margin of 23.64%.The company had revenue of $310.96 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $360.82 million. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Kosmos Energy Ltd. will post 0.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Kosmos Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kosmos Energy by 41.6% during the second quarter. Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC now owns 18,671,480 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $32,115,000 after buying an additional 5,485,000 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in Kosmos Energy by 14.3% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 33,411,046 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $57,467,000 after acquiring an additional 4,175,537 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its stake in Kosmos Energy by 333.0% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 3,221,011 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $5,540,000 after purchasing an additional 2,477,102 shares during the last quarter. M&G PLC increased its holdings in shares of Kosmos Energy by 38.3% in the third quarter. M&G PLC now owns 7,978,144 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $13,244,000 after purchasing an additional 2,210,302 shares during the period. Finally, Patient Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Kosmos Energy by 7.4% in the second quarter. Patient Capital Management LLC now owns 19,339,717 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $33,264,000 after purchasing an additional 1,334,930 shares during the last quarter. 95.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Stephens began coverage on Kosmos Energy in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $1.75 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Kosmos Energy from $1.75 to $2.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Kosmos Energy from $2.00 to $1.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on shares of Kosmos Energy from $1.70 to $0.80 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Bank of America reiterated an “underperform” rating and set a $1.00 price objective (down from $3.40) on shares of Kosmos Energy in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Kosmos Energy has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $2.08.

Key Stories Impacting 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.

Kosmos Energy Company Profile

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.