Mosaic (MOS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also produces and sells potash for use in the manufacturing of mixed crop nutrients and animal feed ingredients, and for industrial use; and for use in the de-icing and as a water softener regenerant. In addition, it provides nitrogen-based crop nutrients, animal feed ingredients, and other ancillary services; and purchases and sells phosphates, potash, and nitrogen products. The company sells its products to wholesale distributors, retail chains, farmers, cooperatives, independent retailers, and national accounts. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.23 to $26.56
• 50-Day Range: $24.54 to $30.61
• 52-Week Range: $24.11 to $40.58
• Volume: 106,815 shs
• Average Volume: 4.36 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.44 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.16
• Dividend Yield: 3.20%
• Price Target: $35.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Mosaic Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mosaic scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 197 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Mosaic has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.27, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mosaic has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -14.60%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mosaic are expected to decrease by -14.60% in the coming year, from $2.26 to $1.93 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mosaic is 11.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 139.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mosaic is 11.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 126.50.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Mosaic has a PEG Ratio of 1.57. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mosaic has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.73% of the float of Mosaic has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mosaic has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mosaic has recently increased by 4.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Mosaic pays a meaningful dividend of 3.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Mosaic does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mosaic is 35.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Mosaic will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.52% next year. This indicates that Mosaic will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -8.17

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.73% of the float of Mosaic has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mosaic has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mosaic has recently increased by 4.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Mosaic has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.38 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Mosaic this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 13 people have searched for MOS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -41% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Mosaic to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mosaic insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,457,389.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.86% of the stock of Mosaic is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.54% of the stock of Mosaic is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MOS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MOS shares performed this year?

Mosaic's stock was trading at $35.73 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MOS shares have decreased by 26.1% and is now trading at $26.42.
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How were Mosaic's earnings last quarter?

The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.12. Mosaic's revenue for the quarter was down 17.0% on a year-over-year basis.
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Who are Mosaic's major shareholders?

Mosaic's top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.97%), AQR Capital Management LLC (1.03%), AustralianSuper Pty Ltd (0.82%) and Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC (0.80%). Insiders that own company stock include Walter F Precourt III, James Calvin O'rourke, Gregory L Ebel, Corrine D Ricard, Kelvin R Westbrook, SA Vale, Denise C Johnson and Mark J Isaacson.
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How do I buy shares of Mosaic?

Shares of MOS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Mosaic own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mosaic investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Intel (INTC), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Micron Technology (MU), AT&T (T), General Electric (GE) and Walt Disney (DIS).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 9/19 Dividend: 9/05/2024
• Today: 9/19/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/19/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Agricultural chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MOS
• CUSIP: 61945C10
• CIK: 1285785
• Web: www.mosaicco.com
• Phone: (800) 918-8270
• Fax: 763-559-2860
• Employees: 14,049
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $35.33
• High Stock Price Target: $48.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.27
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.69
• P/E Growth: 1.57
• Net Income: $1.16 billion
• Net Margins: 2.01%
• Pretax Margin: 2.10%
• Return on Equity: 6.92%
• Return on Assets: 3.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 1.16
• Quick Ratio: 0.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.19 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.70
• Cash Flow: $7.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.59
• Book Value: $38.36 per share
• Price / Book: 0.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 321,689,000
• Free Float: 318,922,000
• Market Cap: $8.50 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36