The stock of Kosmos Energy Ltd (KOS) has seen a 7.46% increase in the past week, with a -7.60% drop in the past month, and a -20.77% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.02%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.52% for KOS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.45% for KOS’s stock, with a simple moving average of -25.38% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE: KOS) Right Now?
Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE: KOS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 8.58x compared to its average ratio. KOS has 36-month beta value of 2.45. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for KOS is 460.26M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.52% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of KOS on November 18, 2024 was 7.77M shares.
KOS) stock’s latest price update
Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE: KOS)’s stock price has dropped by -5.35 in relation to previous closing price of 4.11. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 7.46% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-12 that Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Analysts’ Opinion of KOS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KOS stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for KOS by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for KOS in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $5 based on the research report published on September 19, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KOS reach a price target of $10. The rating they have provided for KOS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 20th, 2023.
Bernstein gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to KOS, setting the target price at $9 in the report published on October 17th of the previous year.
KOS Trading at -4.25% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KOS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -45.97% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.02%, as shares sank -7.82% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.49% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KOS rose by +7.46%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -34.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.87. In addition, Kosmos Energy Ltd saw -42.03% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KOS starting from Shah Nealesh D., who sale 93,267 shares at the price of $5.49 back on Feb 05 ’24. After this action, Shah Nealesh D. now owns 1,321,284 shares of Kosmos Energy Ltd, valued at $511,803 using the latest closing price.
Shah Nealesh D., the SVP and CFO of Kosmos Energy Ltd, sale 90,454 shares at $5.66 during a trade that took place back on Feb 06 ’24, which means that Shah Nealesh D. is holding 1,230,830 shares at $511,798 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KOS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.29 for the present operating margin
- 0.48 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kosmos Energy Ltd stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 19.86, with 4.18 for asset returns.
Based on Kosmos Energy Ltd (KOS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.69 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.25. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.82.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 898.66 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.85. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.51. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.01for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.33. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.75.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Kosmos Energy Ltd (KOS) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
