KOS

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

NYSE · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas · Inc. DE · CIK 0001509991
$2.87 -0.69% $1.7B
Insider Selling Cluster (3 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)26 New Institutional Positions5 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$1.7B
Cap SizeSmall Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (56%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$807.0M
Inst. Activity26 buys / 5 sells
Insider Activity4B / 11S
Insider Net $$6.3M
Reddit Sentiment61° Warm
SEC Reports7
Press Releases2
Exchange NYSE·Sector Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas·Inc. DE·CIK 0001509991·Prev Close $2.89

Recent Activity

May 29, 2026 SEC
Two Kosmos Energy directors sold a combined $224K in open-market sales on May 27-28, 2026, at ~$2.73/share. This is a sm
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
May 28, 2026 Insider
Grant John Douglas Kelso was granted 62,044 shares
Director @ $2.74 ($170.0K)
May 28, 2026 Insider
Moraeus Hanssen Maria was granted 62,044 shares
Director @ $2.74 ($170.0K)
May 28, 2026 Insider
GOODWIN DEANNA L was granted 62,044 shares
Director @ $2.74 ($170.0K)
May 27, 2026 SEC
Kosmos Energy director Steven Sterin filed a Form 144 notice of intent to sell 38,636 common shares (approx. $105,476 at
144 — Impact 2/10
May 5, 2026 SEC
Kosmos Energy reported Q1 2026 results with record quarterly production of 74,800 boepd (up 25% YoY) and revenue of $371
8-K — Impact 6/10
Inst.
STATE STREET CORP — ADD
28,247,797 shares ($78.5M)
Inst.
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo — TRIM
18,307,718 shares ($50.9M)

Price Targets

$3.11 +8.2% upside Buy
Current $2.87 Low $1.40 Median $3.00 High $5.00 10 analysts
$1.40 $5.00

Analyst Ratings

Hold56% buy · 16 analysts
4Strong Buy
5Buy
4Hold
3Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 27, 2026 Mizuho DOWNGRADE Neutral → Underperform
Mar 25, 2026 Johnson Rice UPGRADE Accumulate → Buy
Jan 30, 2026 Goldman Sachs MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
Jan 5, 2026 Bernstein MAINTAIN Market Perform → Market Perform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.07 ▼ -16.0% $0.05 — $0.09 137% YoY 3
Next Q $0.10 ▲ +75.0% $0.07 — $0.14 170% YoY 4
Current FY $0.08 ▼ -60.1% $-0.20 — $0.31 111% YoY 4
Next FY $0.18 ▲ +69.8% $-0.32 — $0.40 130% YoY 6

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$131.9MTRIM
STATE STREET CORP$78.5MADD
D. E. Shaw &$56.7MDOUBLED
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL$55.7M
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$51.9MDOUBLED

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 28, 2026Grant JohnA$170.0K
May 28, 2026Moraeus HanssenA$170.0K
May 28, 2026GOODWIN DEANNAA$170.0K
May 28, 2026Franklin RoySELL$118.7K
May 28, 2026Ogunlesi AdebayoA$170.0K

Reddit Sentiment

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Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
14 mentions 4 bullish 0 bearish
50 institutional holders with $807.0M total value (290,045,195 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, STATE, D.. Net buying activity: 26 institutions added/increased vs 5 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.47,463,094$131.9M16.4%TRIM -32.0%
2STATE STREET CORP28,247,797$78.5M9.7%ADD +38.3%
3D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.20,385,745$56.7M7.0%DOUBLED +210.5%
4HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC20,051,601$55.7M6.9%
5TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP18,680,328$51.9M6.4%DOUBLED +123.5%
6Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC18,307,718$50.9M6.3%TRIM -47.4%
7CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC14,135,448$39.3M4.9%
8Invesco Ltd.11,150,239$31.0M3.8%DOUBLED +496.0%
9GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC9,261,696$25.7M3.2%
10VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC8,619,103$24.0M3.0%
11FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP7,694,248$21.4M2.7%ADD +66.9%
12M&G Plc7,031,872$21.1M2.6%
13DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP7,083,075$19.7M2.4%
14VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC6,422,390$17.9M2.2%
15Russell Investments Group, Ltd.5,857,655$16.3M2.0%
16MORGAN STANLEY5,837,077$16.2M2.0%
17BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/5,541,020$15.4M1.9%ADD +43.9%
18RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC5,339,638$14.8M1.8%DOUBLED +224.0%
19CITADEL ADVISORS LLC4,450,077$12.4M1.5%
20VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.4,008,525$11.1M1.4%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
STATE STREET CORPADD20,430,07628,247,797+38.3%$78.5M2026-Q1
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLCTRIM34,804,31718,307,718-47.4%$50.9M2026-Q1
Invesco Ltd.DOUBLED1,870,90611,150,239+496.0%$31.0M2026-Q1
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD3,851,2205,541,020+43.9%$15.4M2026-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED1,647,8385,339,638+224.0%$14.8M2026-Q1
Nuveen, LLCDOUBLED1,358,0803,314,644+144.1%$9.2M2026-Q1
NOMURA HOLDINGS INCDOUBLED1,026,0022,354,135+129.4%$6.5M2026-Q1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.DOUBLED621,1061,964,598+216.3%$5.5M2026-Q1
SEI INVESTMENTS COADD857,5781,515,992+76.8%$4.2M2026-Q1
Rafferty Asset Management, LLCADD811,0061,347,730+66.2%$3.7M2026-Q1
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.ADD233,578358,692+53.6%$997.2K2026-Q1
Legal & General Group PlcTRIM411,650294,581-28.4%$817.6K2026-Q1
MARSHALL WACE, LLPDOUBLED33,272168,691+407.0%$469.0K2026-Q1
AmundiADD78,489154,931+97.4%$430.7K2026-Q1
Gotham Asset Management, LLCDOUBLED48,660145,620+199.3%$404.8K2026-Q1
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THETRIM221,621128,919-41.8%$358.4K2026-Q1
STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARDDOUBLED26,103125,172+379.5%$348.0K2026-Q1
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORPTRIM247,649115,994-53.2%$322.5K2026-Q1
CWM, LLCDOUBLED2,190100,533+4490.5%$279.5K2026-Q1
Mariner, LLCDOUBLED17,245100,455+482.5%$279.3K2026-Q1
Pictet Asset Management Holding SAADD65,85086,684+31.6%$241.0K2026-Q1
Cerity Partners LLCDOUBLED12,14275,719+523.6%$210.5K2026-Q1
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INCDOUBLED29,82575,195+152.1%$209.0K2026-Q1
FMR LLCADD34,60154,514+57.6%$151.5K2026-Q1
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORSADD28,60153,939+88.6%$150.0K2026-Q1
11 unique insiders with 32 transactions. Net insider value: $6.3M ($7.0M bought, $720.4K sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 28, 2026Grant John Douglas KelsoDirectorAWARD62,044$2.74$170.0K
May 28, 2026Moraeus Hanssen MariaDirectorAWARD62,044$2.74$170.0K
May 28, 2026GOODWIN DEANNA LDirectorAWARD62,044$2.74$170.0K
May 28, 2026Franklin Roy A.DirectorSELL43,466$2.73$118.7K
May 28, 2026Ogunlesi Adebayo O.DirectorAWARD62,044$2.74$170.0K
May 28, 2026STICE J MICHAELDirectorAWARD62,044$2.74$170.0K
May 28, 2026Franklin Roy A.DirectorAWARD62,044$2.74$170.0K
May 28, 2026Sterin StevenDirectorAWARD62,044$2.74$170.0K
May 27, 2026Franklin Roy A.DirectorTAX W/H976$2.85$2.8K
May 27, 2026Grant John Douglas KelsoDirectorTAX W/H735$2.85$2.1K
May 27, 2026Sterin StevenDirectorSELL38,636$2.73$105.5K
May 27, 2026Grant John Douglas KelsoDirectorSELL43,466$2.73$118.7K
Mar 10, 2026INGLIS ANDREW GChairman and CEOBUY315,790$1.90$600.0K
Mar 10, 2026Shah Nealesh D.SVP and CFOBUY157,894$1.90$300.0K
Mar 10, 2026Ogunlesi Adebayo O.DirectorBUY3,157,895$1.90$6.0M
Mar 10, 2026STICE J MICHAELDirectorBUY52,631$1.90$100.0K
Feb 4, 2026INGLIS ANDREW GChairman and CEOSELL44,628$1.42$63.4K
Feb 4, 2026Shah Nealesh D.SVP and CFOSELL24,690$1.42$35.1K
Feb 4, 2026Marion Josh R.SVP and General CounselSELL3,284$1.42$4.7K
Feb 4, 2026Glass Ronald W.VP & Chief Accounting OfficerSELL3,313$1.42$4.7K
Feb 3, 2026Shah Nealesh D.SVP and CFOAWARD65,567
Feb 3, 2026INGLIS ANDREW GChairman and CEOAWARD118,539
Feb 3, 2026INGLIS ANDREW GChairman and CEOSELL103,554$1.37$141.9K
Feb 3, 2026Shah Nealesh D.SVP and CFOSELL54,434$1.37$74.6K
Feb 3, 2026Marion Josh R.SVP and General CounselAWARD7,661
Feb 3, 2026Marion Josh R.SVP and General CounselSELL19,656$1.37$26.9K
Feb 3, 2026Glass Ronald W.VP & Chief Accounting OfficerAWARD7,732
Feb 3, 2026Glass Ronald W.VP & Chief Accounting OfficerSELL19,285$1.37$26.4K
Jan 31, 2026INGLIS ANDREW GChairman and CEOAWARD297,660
Jan 31, 2026Shah Nealesh D.SVP and CFOAWARD163,350
Jan 31, 2026Marion Josh R.SVP and General CounselAWARD58,080
Jan 31, 2026Glass Ronald W.VP & Chief Accounting OfficerAWARD55,000
Current analyst consensus: Hold (56% buy). Based on 16 analysts: 4 strong buy, 5 buy, 4 hold, 3 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$3.11 mean target +8.2% upside Buy (2.54)
$1.40 Low $5.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$2.87
Target Low$1.40
Target Mean$3.11
Target Median$3.00
Target High$5.00
# Analysts10
RecommendationBuy (2.54)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.07 $0.05 $0.09 136.8% -16.0% 1↑ 2↓ $0.5B 22.3% 3
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.10 $0.07 $0.14 170.0% +75.0% $0.4B 35.7% 4
Current FY
2026-12-31
$0.08 $-0.20 $0.31 110.6% -60.1% 0↑ 4↓ $1.7B 34.9% 4
Next FY
2027-12-31
$0.18 $-0.32 $0.40 130.1% +69.8% 3↑ 0↓ $1.6B -7.0% 6

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.070
7d ago$0.067+0.003
30d ago$0.083-0.013
60d ago$0.052+0.018
90d ago$-0.048+0.118
4 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 27, 2026 Mizuho DOWNGRADE Neutral Underperform
Mar 25, 2026 Johnson Rice UPGRADE Accumulate Buy
Jan 30, 2026 Goldman Sachs MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 5, 2026 Bernstein MAINTAIN Market Perform Market Perform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20264543056%
May 1, 20264452053%
Apr 1, 20264461053%
Mar 1, 20263461050%
Feb 1, 20263461050%
Jan 1, 20263461050%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

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14 mentions 4 bullish 0 bearish 12 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
May 7, 2026258° Warm102
May 7, 2026150° Neutral001
Apr 5, 2026256° Neutral002
Apr 5, 2026156° Neutral001
Mar 20, 2026150° Neutral001
Mar 20, 2026150° Neutral001
Mar 19, 2026160° Warm101
Mar 19, 2026160° Warm101
Mar 5, 2026144° Neutral001
Mar 5, 2026144° Neutral001
Feb 27, 2026156° Neutral001
Feb 26, 2026160° Warm101

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May 5, 2026
earnings
Kosmos Energy Announces First Quarter 2026 Results
Kosmos Energy First Quarter 2026 Results
May 5, 2026
earnings_calendar
KOS Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-05
Apr 24, 2026
short_interest
FTD: KOS — 245,400 shares ($0.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260424, Price: $2.87, FTD Value: $704,298, KOSMOS ENERGY LTD
Apr 15, 2026
earnings
Kosmos Energy to Host First Quarter 2026 Results and Webcast on May 5, 2026
<p align="left">DALLAS, April 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ZcoJcGBUqhW_kCjCHlFxpSWg8dGXFuhh5FBZX
Mar 12, 2026
short_interest
FTD: KOS — 432,881 shares ($0.9M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260312, Price: $2.01, FTD Value: $870,090.81, KOSMOS ENERGY LTD
Mar 11, 2026
offering
Kosmos Energy Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock
<p align="start">DALLAS, March 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kosmos Energy Ltd. (“Kosmos” or the “Company”) (NYSE/LSE:KOS) announced today the pricin
Mar 10, 2026
offering
Kosmos Energy Announces Launch of Public Offering of Common Stock
<p align="left">DALLAS, March 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kosmos Energy Ltd. (“Kosmos” or the “Company”) (NYSE/LSE:KOS) announced today that it has
Mar 3, 2026
short_interest
FTD: KOS — 226,635 shares ($0.5M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260303, Price: $2.40, FTD Value: $543,924, KOSMOS ENERGY LTD
Mar 2, 2026
earnings
Kosmos Energy Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2025 Results
Kosmos Energy 4Q25 Earnings
Mar 2, 2026
earnings_calendar
KOS Q4 2025 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-03-02
Feb 11, 2026
short_interest
FTD: KOS — 432,029 shares ($0.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260211, Price: $1.60, FTD Value: $691,246.4, KOSMOS ENERGY LTD
Feb 4, 2026
short_interest
FTD: KOS — 601,389 shares ($0.8M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260204, Price: $1.38, FTD Value: $829,916.82, KOSMOS ENERGY LTD
Feb 2, 2026
short_interest
FTD: KOS — 356,312 shares ($0.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260202, Price: $1.58, FTD Value: $562,972.96, KOSMOS ENERGY LTD