Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS – Get Free Report) and Star Group (NYSE:SGU – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Risk and Volatility
Kosmos Energy has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Group has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Kosmos Energy and Star Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kosmos Energy | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.78 |
| Star Group | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Kosmos Energy and Star Group’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% |
| Star Group | 4.57% | 24.43% | 8.39% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of Star Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of Star Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Kosmos Energy and Star Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kosmos Energy | $1.29 billion | 1.20 | -$699.79 million | ($1.19) | -2.19 |
| Star Group | $1.78 billion | 0.24 | $73.50 million | $1.87 | 6.93 |
Star Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kosmos Energy. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Star Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Star Group beats Kosmos Energy on 9 of the 14 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 Star Group
Star Group, L.P., together with its subsidiaries, provides home heating oil and propane products and services to residential and commercial customers in the United States. It offers gasoline and diesel fuel; and installs, maintain, and repairs heating and air conditioning equipment. As of September 30, 2023, the company served approximately 402,200 full service residential and commercial home heating oil and propane customers and 52,400 customers on a delivery only basis. It also sells gasoline and diesel fuel to approximately 26,600 customers. The company was formerly known as Star Gas Partners, L.P. and changed its name to Star Group, L.P. in October 2017. Star Group, L.P. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
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