Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) Reaches New 12-Month Low – Should You Sell?

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (LON:KOS) shares hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 90 and last traded at GBX 90, with a volume of 2531 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 91.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on Kosmos Energy from GBX 270 to GBX 220 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kosmos Energy has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 220.

Kosmos Energy Price Performance

The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 120.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 134.31. The stock has a market cap of £430.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.10 and a beta of 2.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 224.91, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.61.

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.