Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Kosmos Energy Ltd shares valued at $50,541 were sold by Grant John Douglas Kelso on Jun 05 ’25. At $1.81 per share, Grant John Douglas Kelso sold 27,923 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 29,921 shares worth approximately $62534.88999999999 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Grant John Douglas Kelso purchased 27,923 shares, netting a total of over 50,541 in proceeds.
Before that, Glass Ronald W. had sold 10,354 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $32,304, the VP & Chief Accounting Officer traded Kosmos Energy Ltd shares for $3.12 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,354 shares, worth approximately $0.63 million.
As published in a research note from The Benchmark Company on March 04, 2025, Kosmos Energy Ltd [KOS] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold. As of September 19, 2024, Mizuho has initiated its “Neutral” rating for KOS. Earlier on November 20, 2023, Stifel initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for KOS stock.
Analyzing KOS Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Kosmos Energy Ltd [NYSE: KOS] plunged -1.88% to $2.09. The stock’s lowest price that day was $2.03, but it reached a high of $2.1399 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 18.75%. Over the course of the year, Kosmos Energy Ltd shares have dropped approximately -38.89%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Kosmos Energy Ltd (KOS)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 63.37 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Kosmos Energy Ltd subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kosmos Energy Ltd saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -2.79 million shares to 43.17 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 45.96 million shares. A decline of -6.45% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.66 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.66.
Which companies own the most shares of Kosmos Energy Ltd (KOS)?
In terms of Kosmos Energy Ltd share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 5.6 in the next 12 months, up nearly 162.91% from the previous closing price of $2.13. Analysts anticipate Kosmos Energy Ltd stock to reach 5.6 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 5.6. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Kosmos Energy Ltd stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 17, 2023, Bernstein assigned a price target of “a Mkt perform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $9.
