Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Shares Bought by MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.

MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) by 3.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 266,037 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,928 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. owned 0.06% of Kosmos Energy worth $910,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Interval Partners LP acquired a new position in Kosmos Energy during the fourth quarter worth $218,000. GeoSphere Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kosmos Energy by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. GeoSphere Capital Management LLC now owns 625,000 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $2,138,000 after acquiring an additional 25,000 shares during the period. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kosmos Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $35,723,000. Ethic Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Kosmos Energy by 77.7% in the fourth quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 132,378 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $453,000 after purchasing an additional 57,877 shares during the period. Finally, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. increased its position in Kosmos Energy by 138.0% during the fourth quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 35,700 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $122,000 after purchasing an additional 20,700 shares during the last quarter. 95.33% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on KOS shares. Benchmark lowered shares of Kosmos Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Kosmos Energy to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Mizuho cut their target price on Kosmos Energy from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on Kosmos Energy from $3.50 to $3.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Kosmos Energy has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $4.93.

Kosmos Energy Stock Up 3.5%

NYSE:KOS opened at $1.64 on Tuesday. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a 52 week low of $1.39 and a 52 week high of $6.22. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $1.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $2.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $781.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.24 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.25.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.22) earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $290.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $338.23 million. Research analysts anticipate that Kosmos Energy Ltd. will post 0.42 EPS for the current 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.