Goodrich Petroleum (OTCMKTS:GDPMQ) & Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) Head to Head Review
by Tristan Rich · The Markets DailyKosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS – Get Free Report) and Goodrich Petroleum (OTCMKTS:GDPMQ – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Kosmos Energy and Goodrich Petroleum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kosmos Energy | -33.98% | -17.73% | -2.49% |
| Goodrich Petroleum | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Kosmos Energy and Goodrich Petroleum”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kosmos Energy | $1.29 billion | 1.26 | -$699.79 million | ($1.19) | -2.30 |
| Goodrich Petroleum | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Goodrich Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kosmos Energy.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Kosmos Energy and Goodrich Petroleum, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kosmos Energy | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.78 |
| Goodrich Petroleum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Kosmos Energy presently has a consensus target price of $2.53, indicating a potential downside of 7.72%. Given Goodrich Petroleum’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Goodrich Petroleum is more favorable than Kosmos Energy.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Kosmos Energy beats Goodrich Petroleum on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Kosmos Energy
Kosmos Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas along the Atlantic Margins in the United States. The company’s primary assets include production projects located in offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as well as gas projects located in offshore Mauritania and Senegal. It undertakes a proven basin exploration program in Equatorial Guinea and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Kosmos Energy Ltd. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
About Goodrich Petroleum
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation is an independent oil and natural gas company. The Company is engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas on properties primarily in Southwest Mississippi and Southeast Louisiana, which includes the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Trend (TMS); Northwest Louisiana and East Texas, which includes the Haynesville Shale Trend, and South Texas, which includes the Eagle Ford Shale Trend. It has interests in over 193 producing oil and natural gas wells located in over 43 fields in over eight states of the United States. It has estimated proved reserves of approximately 9.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe), consisting of over 31.9 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas and approximately 3.8 million barrels (MMBbls) of oil and condensate. It also maintains ownership interests in acreage and wells in various other fields, including Longwood field in Caddo Parish, Louisiana and the Garfield Unit in Kalkaska County, Michigan.