Natixis Has $1.66 Million Position in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS)

Natixis trimmed its position in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) by 45.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 67,354 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 55,412 shares during the quarter. Natixis' holdings in Mosaic were worth $1,656,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in shares of Mosaic by 110.8% in the fourth 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 period. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in Mosaic in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Tobam acquired a new position in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Mosaic during the fourth quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Mosaic in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Institutional investors own 77.54% of the company's stock.

Mosaic Stock Up 2.4 %

Shares of MOS opened at $27.84 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 1.19. The Mosaic Company has a 52 week low of $22.36 and a 52 week high of $32.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.64, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.04. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $25.85 and a 200-day moving average of $26.15.

Mosaic Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 5th. Mosaic's payout ratio is 160.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MOS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Mosaic from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $26.00 to $29.00 in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. UBS Group dropped their price target on Mosaic from $29.00 to $28.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Barclays raised shares of Mosaic from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their target price for the company from $27.00 to $33.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Mosaic from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mosaic has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $32.42.

Mosaic Company Profile

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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