Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) Insider Sells £163,583.82 in Stock

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (LON:KOS) insider Andrew Inglis sold 118,539 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 138, for a total transaction of £163,583.82.

Kosmos Energy Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of Kosmos Energy stock opened at GBX 98 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 224.91. The company has a market cap of £468.76 million, a P/E ratio of -1.40, a PEG ratio of 0.10 and a beta of 2.43. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 84.56 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 112.57. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a 52-week low of GBX 63 and a 52-week high of GBX 274.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KOS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on Kosmos Energy from GBX 270 to GBX 220 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 210 target price on shares of Kosmos Energy in a research report on Monday, January 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kosmos Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 215.

About Kosmos Energy

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.