Kosmos Energy Ownership

KOS Stock  USD 3.95  0.07  1.74%   
Kosmos Energy maintains a total of 471.9 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Kosmos Energy outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These third-party entities are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to shop for positions in Kosmos Energy to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional holders are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Kosmos Energy. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Kosmos Energy as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Also note that almost two million four hundred six thousand six hundred sixty-five invesors are currently shorting Kosmos Energy expressing very little confidence in its future performance.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2010-03-31
Previous Quarter
480.2 M
Current Value
479.2 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
406 M
Quarterly Volatility
37.4 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Kosmos Energy in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Kosmos Energy, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
Dividend Payout Ratio is likely to gain to 0.0008 in 2024, whereas Dividends Paid is likely to drop slightly above 157.7 K in 2024. Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to gain to about 214.1 M in 2024, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop slightly above 441 M in 2024.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Kosmos Stock Ownership Analysis

About 98.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book ratio of 1.58. Typically companies with comparable Price to Book (P/B) are able to outperform the market in the long run. Kosmos Energy last dividend was issued on the 4th of March 2020. Kosmos Energy Ltd., a deep-water independent oil and gas exploration and production company, focuses along the Atlantic Margins. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Kosmos Energy operates under Oil Gas EP classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 229 people. To find out more about Kosmos Energy contact Andrew Inglis at 214 445 9600 or learn more at https://www.kosmosenergy.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Kosmos Energy also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Kosmos Energy's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Kosmos Energy's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Kosmos Energy Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

5.47 Billion

Kosmos Energy Insider Trades History

Roughly 2.0% of Kosmos Energy are currently held by insiders. Unlike Kosmos Energy's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Kosmos Energy's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Kosmos Energy's insider trades
 
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Kosmos Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Kosmos Energy is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Kosmos Energy backward and forwards among themselves. Kosmos Energy's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Kosmos Energy's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Geode Capital Management, Llc2024-09-30
10.6 M
Patients Capital Management Llc2024-09-30
9.4 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-06-30
8.6 M
Mason Hill Asset Management Incet Al2024-09-30
8.2 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-06-30
7.7 M
Natixis Advisors, Llc.2024-06-30
M
Jennison Associates Llc2024-09-30
6.9 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-09-30
6.1 M
Acadian Asset Management Llc2024-06-30
6.1 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
47.4 M
Fmr Inc2024-09-30
31.2 M
Note, although Kosmos Energy's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Kosmos Energy Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Kosmos Energy insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Kosmos Energy's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Kosmos Energy insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Kosmos Energy Outstanding Bonds

Kosmos Energy issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Kosmos Energy uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Kosmos bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Kosmos Energy has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Kosmos Energy Corporate Filings

13A
8th of November 2024
The form used by investors holding more than 5% of a company's stock, to report their beneficial ownership pursuant to Rule 13d-1 or Rule 13d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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8K
4th of November 2024
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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5th of September 2024
Other Reports
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13A
12th of August 2024
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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