Kosmos Energy Ltd: (NYSE: KOS)

$10.38

-0.37 (-3.44%)

Volume 666,234

May 23 01:13 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		10.37 - 10.60
	
		52wk Low - High
		8.19 - 13.05
	
		Previous Close
		10.75
	
		Avg. Volume
		933,552
	
		Industry
		INTERNATIONAL E&P
	
		Market Cap
		4.18 B
	
		Div - Yield
		 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		0.45
	
		PE (Forward)
		42.32
	
		Current Year Est.
		0.25
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            42.32
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            NA
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            0.25
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.05
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.05
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            0.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-05-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            -0.03
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            NA
                        
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            Company Description
        
Kosmos Energy Ltd. operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on under-explored regions in Africa. Kosmos Energy Ltd. is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.05	0.05	0.25	0.29
Number of Estimates	5	5	5	4
Low Estimate	0.00	0.00	0.10	0.00
High Estimate	0.11	0.12	0.41	NA
Year Ago EPS	-0.07	-0.10	-0.17	0.25
EPS Growth	177.14%	152.00%	249.41%	14.17%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
KOSMOS ENERGY	KOS	10.75
AFREN LONDN	AFRNF	2.11
BPZ RESOURCES	BPZ	2.05
FX ENERGY INC	FXEN	4.22
OGX PETROLE ADR	OGXPY	0.86
VERMILION EGY	VET	50.50
TULLOW OIL PLC	TUWOY	7.95

Sector:Oils-Energy>> Industry:INTERNATIONAL E&P

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Zacks Commentary

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Company News for November 6, 2012

Nov 06, 2012

Chevron Teams Kosmos in Oil Search

Jun 22, 2012

Report for KOS

May 09, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	-0.03
Sales	668
Net Income	-9
Price/Earnings	NA
Price/Book	3.91
Price/Cash Flow	31.88
Price/Sales	5.34

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News

Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Open Higher, Home Depot Profit Beats Estimates - Benzinga

May 21, 2013

UPDATE: Deutsche Bank Reiterates Hold, Lowers PT on Kosmos Energy on Disappointing Sipo Results - Benzinga

May 21, 2013

Kosmos Energy Announces Results from Sipo-1 Exploration Well - Benzinga

May 20, 2013

Kosmos Energy Announces Results from Sipo-1 Exploration Well - Businesswire

May 20, 2013

Will Exxon Get Lucky in Ireland? - TheMotleyFool

May 15, 2013

Kosmos Energy Announces First Quarter 2013 Results - Businesswire

May 9, 2013

It`s Showtime for Kosmos Energy - TheMotleyFool

May 6, 2013

Kosmos Energy to Present at Upcoming Energy Conference - Businesswire

May 6, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.86
ABR (Last Week)	1.86
# of recs in ABR	7
Average Target Price	14.50
Industry Rank by ABR	194 out of 265
Rank in Industry	1 out of 7

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