EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new stake in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 23,704 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $583,000.
Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in shares of Mosaic by 110.8% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,117 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 587 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Mosaic during the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. Tobam purchased a new position in Mosaic during the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mosaic in the 4th quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Mosaic by 180,900.0% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,810 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 1,809 shares during the period. 77.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Mosaic Stock Down 0.8 %
MOS stock traded down $0.22 during trading on Friday, reaching $27.26. The stock had a trading volume of 3,656,213 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,484,670. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $26.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.21. The company has a market capitalization of $8.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.13, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.34. The Mosaic Company has a 1-year low of $22.48 and a 1-year high of $33.44.
Mosaic Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 5th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 5th. Mosaic's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 160.00%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
MOS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Mosaic from $31.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Oppenheimer raised Mosaic from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $33.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Mosaic in a report on Thursday, March 13th. They set a "buy" rating and a $31.00 target price for the company. Barclays upgraded shares of Mosaic from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their price target for the company from $27.00 to $33.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $32.67.
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Mosaic Profile
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The Mosaic Company, through its subsidiaries, produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Phosphates, Potash, and Mosaic Fertilizantes. It owns and operates mines, which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients, such as diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, and ammoniated phosphate products; and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients primarily under the Biofos and Nexfos brand names, as well as produces a double sulfate of potash magnesia product under K-Mag brand name.
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