Mosaic (MOS) Competitors

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) and Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Is CF or MOS a better dividend stock?

CF Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. CF Industries pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mosaic pays out 75.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CF Industries has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Mosaic has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Mosaic is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CF or MOS?

CF Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mosaic. CF Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mosaic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CF Industries	$5.94B	2.60	$1.22B	$7.59	11.99
Mosaic	$11.12B	1.01	$174.90M	$1.16	30.45

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CF or MOS?

93.1% of CF Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Mosaic shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of CF Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Mosaic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CF or MOS?

In the previous week, CF Industries and CF Industries both had 23 articles in the media. Mosaic's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat CF Industries' score of 0.97 indicating that Mosaic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CF Industries	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mosaic	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CF or MOS?

CF Industries currently has a consensus target price of $91.79, indicating a potential upside of 0.82%. Mosaic has a consensus target price of $34.58, indicating a potential downside of 2.08%. Given CF Industries' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe CF Industries is more favorable than Mosaic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CF Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Mosaic	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Is CF or MOS more profitable?

CF Industries has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Mosaic's net margin of 3.32%. CF Industries' return on equity of 17.39% beat Mosaic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CF Industries	21.80%	17.39%	9.82%
Mosaic	3.32%	4.91%	2.53%

Which has more volatility & risk, CF or MOS?

CF Industries has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mosaic has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CF Industries and Mosaic tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.