GeoSphere Capital Management LLC Buys 25,000 Shares of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS)

GeoSphere Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) by 4.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 625,000 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,000 shares during the quarter. Kosmos Energy makes up approximately 1.0% of GeoSphere Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. GeoSphere Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Kosmos Energy were worth $2,138,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kosmos Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Disciplined Investors L.L.C. bought a new stake in Kosmos Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Sapient Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Kosmos Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. Boothbay Fund Management LLC purchased a new stake in Kosmos Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Ballentine Partners LLC bought a new position in Kosmos Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $58,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.33% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KOS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Kosmos Energy from $4.00 to $3.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. StockNews.com lowered Kosmos Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Benchmark downgraded Kosmos Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.18.

Kosmos Energy Trading Up 3.2 %

Shares of KOS stock opened at $1.80 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $858.03 million, a PE ratio of 4.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.24 and a beta of 1.46. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a 52-week low of $1.39 and a 52-week high of $6.33. The business’s fifty day moving average is $1.92 and its 200 day moving average is $2.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.75.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.22) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by ($0.07). Kosmos Energy had a net margin of 12.21% and a return on equity of 31.08%. The business had revenue of $290.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $338.23 million. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Kosmos Energy Ltd. will post 0.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kosmos Energy Company Profile

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.