Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) by 157.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,549 shares of the basic materials company's stock after buying an additional 21,734 shares during the quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC's holdings in Mosaic were worth $874,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 110.8% in 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 period. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Mosaic in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Tobam acquired a new stake in Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Mosaic in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mosaic in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.54% of the company's stock.
Mosaic Price Performance
Shares of NYSE MOS traded up $0.71 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $30.25. The company had a trading volume of 6,186,447 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,638,180. 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 Mosaic Company has a twelve month low of $22.36 and a twelve month high of $32.29. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $26.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $26.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.59 billion, a PE ratio of 26.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.04.
Mosaic Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.91%. Mosaic's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 160.00%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Mosaic to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Barclays upgraded shares of Mosaic from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $27.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Mosaic from $29.00 to $28.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Mosaic from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Mosaic from $40.00 to $30.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $32.42.
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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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