The sales are routine and likely tied to the director grant cycle — not a bearish signal. No action warranted. Monitor for any C-suite selling or larger clusters above 0.1% of market cap.
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Executive Summary
Two Kosmos Energy directors sold a combined $224K in open-market sales on May 27-28, 2026, at ~$2.73/share. This is a small cluster (0.014% of $1.6B market cap) and likely liquidity-driven, given the simultaneous director grant of 62,044 shares each to six directors on May 28. The sales are trivial relative to company size and carry no material bearish signal.
Key Financial Metrics
Key Facts
- Directors Sterin and Franklin sold 82,102 shares total for $224K at ~$2.73/share on May 27-28.
- Six directors (including Sterin and Franklin) each received a grant of 62,044 shares on May 28, valued at $170K each.
- Total sales represent 0.014% of Kosmos's $1.6B market cap — well below the 0.1% triviality threshold.
- No C-suite executives traded; only two directors sold, and one of them (Franklin) also received a grant on the same day.
- The cluster is mixed: one director also had a small tax-withholding transaction (976 shares, $2.8K) that is non-economic.
Financial Impact
Total open-market sales of $224K, or 0.014% of market cap. Immaterial.
Risk Factors
- No material risk from this cluster; sales are too small to indicate insider concern.
- If crude oil prices decline sharply, Kosmos's E&P cash flows could pressure the stock, but this filing provides no new information on that.
Market Snapshot
Investment Themes
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| CLUSTER Data (Synthetic) | cluster-KOS-1780088515158 |
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| Type | Now | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 21, 2026 5w ago | 8-K | $2.63 $2.79 | ▲ +6.08% | ▲ +6.99% | $2.85 (+8.37%) |
Sep 8, 2026 6w ago | 8-K | $2.85 $2.60 | ▼ −8.77% | ▼ −10.74% | $2.85 (−0.00%) |
Aug 3, 2026 12w ago | 8-K | $2.53 $2.86 | ▲ +13.04% | ▲ +11.81% | $2.85 (+12.65%) |
Jul 7, 2026 15w ago | Press Release | $2.21 $2.53 | ▲ +14.48% | ▲ +13.15% | $2.85 (+28.96%) |
Jul 6, 2026 16w ago | Insider Cluster | $2.21 $2.42 | ▲ +9.50% | ▲ +6.34% | $2.85 (+28.96%) |
Jun 22, 2026 18w ago | 8-K | $2.30 $2.30 | · 0.00% | ▼ −1.16% | $2.85 (+23.91%) |
Jun 17, 2026 18w ago | Press Release | $2.50 $2.15 | ▼ −14.00% | ▼ −15.32% | $2.85 (+14.00%) |
May 29, 2026 21w ago | Insider Cluster | $2.91 $2.11 | ▼ −27.49% | ▼ −26.19% | $2.85 (−2.06%) |
May 27, 2026 21w ago | 144 | $2.67 $2.18 | ▼ −18.35% | ▼ −16.45% | $2.85 (+6.74%) |
May 5, 2026 24w ago | 8-K | $3.12 $2.97 | ▼ −4.81% | ▼ −9.76% | $2.85 (−8.65%) |
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