- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
KOS
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
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Kosmos Energy Ltd. · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Latest close
1.82 GBP
-10.5%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -10.5%, after a 16.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
21
out of 100
Latest Close
1.82 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-10.5%
latest completed week
4W Return
16.2%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-99.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
23.1%
12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.9x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
-10.5%
Latest completed week; four-week move 16.2%.
Indicator stack
13/34
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 44.09%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
55/100
35 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -10.5%, after a 16.2% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.1112-week average 0.56
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.11Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 16.2% over four weeks, -99.2% over 12 weeks, and -98.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.00Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change23.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-98.58Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change0.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 82%
Model confidence 77%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength49/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Value48/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Quality50/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 51; rank 1 is best.
Momentum50/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 51; rank 1 is best.
Growth50/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 51; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- - Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- - Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 10.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -12.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -5.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -3.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -23.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 2/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- - Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- - Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 74.7x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment55/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 35 relevant articles.
10 positive · 22 neutral · 3 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-99.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility27.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher14 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+29.1%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-98.9%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week-10.5%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains11
Modest gains3
Flat weeks1
Modest losses1
Sharp losses10
Recent vol27.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol18.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.5% / -11.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorGB Energy
4-week rank11 / 93
Group average3.2%
Trend breadth34.4%
Trend34.4%active weekly trend signals
MD31.2%positive activity pressure
RS24.7%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Oil & Gas E&P
4-week rank9 / 68
Group average2.0%
Trend breadth35.3%
Trend35.3%active weekly trend signals
MD30.9%positive activity pressure
RS26.5%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape23/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 23/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis23/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 2/12.
Activity pressure 0.11; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.09%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.09% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors48/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 50 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment55/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 35 relevant articles.
Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Trading Down 7.1% - Here's What Happened Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 1.82 GBP | -10.5% | 117.1 GBP | 298.4 GBP | -1.00 | -98.58 | 23.3K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 2.04 GBP | 2.8% | 119.3 GBP | 301.7 GBP | -1.01 | -98.45 | 19.0K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1.99 GBP | 16.8% | 121.6 GBP | 304.8 GBP | -1.08 | -98.51 | 48.8K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1.70 GBP | 8.3% | 124.0 GBP | 307.9 GBP | -1.21 | -98.74 | 39.3K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1.57 GBP | 4.7% | 126.8 GBP | 311.1 GBP | -1.31 | -98.86 | 56.3K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1.50 GBP | -6.3% | 129.6 GBP | 314.9 GBP | -1.41 | -98.95 | 9 | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1.60 GBP | -11.4% | 132.6 GBP | 318.8 GBP | -1.43 | -98.89 | 2.0K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1.80 GBP | -16.8% | 136.2 GBP | 322.7 GBP | -1.11 | -98.76 | 0 | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 2.17 GBP | 0.0% | 139.7 GBP | 326.7 GBP | -0.63 | -98.55 | 1.3K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2.17 GBP | -98.9% | 143.7 GBP | 330.2 GBP | -0.10 | -98.56 | 15.1K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 202.0 GBP | -12.2% | 147.7 GBP | 333.5 GBP | 0.39 | 30.69 | 15.1K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 230.0 GBP | 2.7% | 144.6 GBP | 335.9 GBP | 0.62 | 49.10 | 79.1K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 224.0 GBP | 11.4% | 141.1 GBP | 338.5 GBP | 0.66 | 50.25 | 51.8K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 201.0 GBP | -10.1% | 137.7 GBP | 341.0 GBP | 0.63 | 35.51 | 187.6K | On |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.