Head-To-Head Comparison: Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) & Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY)

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) and Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Kosmos Energy and Amplify Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kosmos Energy	0	1	5	0	2.83
Amplify Energy	0	0	3	0	3.00

Kosmos Energy currently has a consensus target price of $9.63, suggesting a potential upside of 60.29%. Amplify Energy has a consensus target price of $9.83, suggesting a potential upside of 37.43%. Given Kosmos Energy’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than Amplify Energy.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kosmos Energy and Amplify Energy’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kosmos Energy	$1.70 billion	1.67	$213.52 million	$0.44	13.66
Amplify Energy	$307.60 million	0.92	$392.75 million	$9.66	0.74

Amplify Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kosmos Energy. Amplify Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kosmos Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.36, suggesting that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amplify Energy has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Kosmos Energy and Amplify Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kosmos Energy	12.55%	39.94%	7.83%
Amplify Energy	122.36%	10.50%	5.24%

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats Amplify 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 Amplify Energy

Amplify Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company's properties consist of operated and non-operated working interests in producing and undeveloped leasehold acreage, as well as working interests in identified producing wells located in Oklahoma, the Rockies, federal waters offshore Southern California, East Texas/North Louisiana, and Eagle Ford. The company is based in Houston, Texas.