Kosmos Energy (KOS)

• Market cap: $1.48B
• 1 day: 0.97%
• 5 days: -5.44%
• 1 month: -17.41%
• 3 months: -15.63%
• 6 months: -32.98%
• Year to date: -15.86%
• 1 year: -42.36%
• 5 years: -43.71%
• 10 years: -63.31%
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas

About: Kosmos Energy Ltd is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on frontier and emerging areas along the Atlantic Margin. The company focuses on field developments designed to accelerate production. Kosmos' exploration is tied to a geologically based approach geared toward the identification of petroleum systems. Its process starts with geologic studies that assess a region's subsurface but also incorporates basin modeling as well as techniques to identify reservoir/seal pair development and trap definition. In addition, a 3D seismic analysis is done to identify prospective traps of interest. In tandem with the subsurface analysis, a country-specific analysis is done to get an understanding of above-ground dynamics before targeting specific licenses.

Employees: 243

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 77

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 46

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 266 [Q2] → 267 (+1) [Q3]

1.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.55% [Q2] → 94.27% (-1.28%) [Q3]

28% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.5B [Q2] → $1.79B (-$706M) [Q3]

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q2] → 2 (-2) [Q3]

79% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.3M | Put options by funds: $11M

Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $4 28% upside
• Avg. target: $5.15 65% upside
• High target: $7 124% upside

4 analyst ratings

• positive: 2 50%
• neutral: 2 50%
• negative: 0 0%

Jefferies Mark Wilson 100% 1-year accuracy 1 / 1 met price target	79% upside $5.60	Buy Reinstated	18 Dec 2024
Mizuho William Janela 36% 1-year accuracy 9 / 25 met price target	28% upside $4	Neutral Maintained	16 Dec 2024
Bernstein Bob Brackett 0% 1-year accuracy 0 / 6 met price target	28% upside $4	Market Perform Maintained	5 Nov 2024
Benchmark Subash Chandra 25% 1-year accuracy 9 / 36 met price target	124% upside $7	Buy Maintained	5 Nov 2024