Kosmos Energy vs Murphy Oil
KOS and MUR side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KOS and MUR compare
Murphy Oil is the larger company, worth 4.2 times as much as Kosmos Energy ($5.2B against $1.2B).
Kosmos Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.9% versus 13.2% for Murphy Oil).
Murphy Oil keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.0% compared with −27.4% at Kosmos Energy.
Murphy Oil pays a dividend yielding 3.8%; Kosmos Energy does not pay one.
Murphy Oil scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 5 for Kosmos Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | KOS | MUR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $5.2B |
| Share price | $2.04 | $35.93 |
| Change, 1 year | 35.1% | 24.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −39.8% | 36.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.85 | 0.74 |
| Employees | 216 | 822 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 11.2× |
| P/S | 0.7× (better) | 1.6× |
| P/B | 1.8× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.7× | 3.5× (better) |
| Fair value | $5.99 | $55.14 |
| Margin of safety | 66.0% (better) | 34.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 20.9% (better) | 13.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.9% (better) | 6.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 228% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 228% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | – | 25.8% |
| Net margin | −27.4% | 15.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | −58.8% | 8.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 9.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.87 | 0.30 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 16.57 | 0.62 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 8.0× |
| Current ratio | 0.54 | 0.95 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.11 | 2.11 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.8% |
| Payout ratio | – | 42.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 4 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 15.8% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.02% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 3.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 72.4% | 88.7% |
| Held by insiders | 2.6% | 4.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $5.9M (better) | −$1.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.2% | 7.2% |
Go deeper
- KOS stock overview
- KOS income statement
- KOS valuation and score
- MUR stock overview
- MUR income statement
- MUR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.