Key Points
- Andrew Inglis sold 44,628 shares of Kosmos Energy on Feb. 4 at an average price of GBX 142, generating proceeds of £63,371.76.
- Shares were trading down about 6.8%, opening at GBX 99.25 with a one‑year range of GBX 63 to GBX 274 and a market capitalization of £474.74 million.
- Analysts are mixed but mildly positive: Jefferies trimmed its target to GBX 220 (still a "buy"), Peel Hunt remains a "hold," and the consensus rating is a "Moderate Buy" with a target of GBX 215.
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (LON:KOS - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Inglis sold 44,628 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 142, for a total value of £63,371.76.
Kosmos Energy Trading Down 6.8%
Shares of KOS stock opened at GBX 99.25 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 224.91, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.75. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a 1 year low of GBX 63 and a 1 year high of GBX 274. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 84.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 112.22. The firm has a market capitalization of £474.74 million, a PE ratio of -1.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.10 and a beta of 2.43.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of Kosmos Energy from GBX 270 to GBX 220 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 210 price target on shares of Kosmos Energy in a research note on Monday, January 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 215.
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Kosmos Energy Company Profile
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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. It undertakes a proven basin exploration program in Equatorial Guinea and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Kosmos Energy Ltd. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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