Mosaic (MOS) Competitors $22.70 -0.88 (-3.71%) Closing price 04/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.12 -0.57 (-2.51%) As of 04/8/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MOS vs. CF, SMG, IPI, AVD, NTR, ICL, UAN, BIOX, CBUS, and ENFYShould you be buying Mosaic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mosaic include CF Industries (CF), Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), Intrepid Potash (IPI), American Vanguard (AVD), Nutrien (NTR), ICL Group (ICL), CVR Partners (UAN), Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX), Cibus (CBUS), and Enlightify (ENFY). Mosaic vs. CF Industries Scotts Miracle-Gro Intrepid Potash American Vanguard Nutrien ICL Group CVR Partners Bioceres Crop Solutions Cibus Enlightify Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) and CF Industries (NYSE:CF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Does the media favor MOS or CF? In the previous week, CF Industries had 9 more articles in the media than Mosaic. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for CF Industries and 21 mentions for Mosaic. CF Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Mosaic's score of 1.37 indicating that CF Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mosaic 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CF Industries 19 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MOS or CF more profitable? CF Industries has a net margin of 20.52% compared to Mosaic's net margin of 3.24%. CF Industries' return on equity of 15.50% beat Mosaic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mosaic3.24% 6.00% 3.17% CF Industries 20.52%15.50%8.87% Which has more risk & volatility, MOS or CF? Mosaic has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CF Industries has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend MOS or CF? Mosaic presently has a consensus target price of $32.58, indicating a potential upside of 43.57%. CF Industries has a consensus target price of $89.86, indicating a potential upside of 31.57%. Given Mosaic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Mosaic is more favorable than CF Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mosaic 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42CF Industries 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MOS or CF? CF Industries received 99 more outperform votes than Mosaic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.55% of users gave CF Industries an outperform vote while only 54.95% of users gave Mosaic an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMosaicOutperform Votes71054.95% Underperform Votes58245.05% CF IndustriesOutperform Votes80960.55% Underperform Votes52739.45% Do insiders and institutionals believe in MOS or CF? 77.5% of Mosaic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of CF Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Mosaic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CF Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, MOS or CF? CF Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMosaic$11.12B0.65$1.16B$0.5541.26CF Industries$5.94B1.95$1.53B$6.7710.09 Is MOS or CF a better dividend stock? Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. CF Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Mosaic pays out 160.0% 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 pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SummaryCF Industries beats Mosaic on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Mosaic News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MOS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MOS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMosaicAgricultural chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.19B$3.84B$2.71B$17.26BDividend Yield3.39%3.99%5.17%3.95%P/E Ratio20.0831.0464.2728.86Price / Sales0.653.3723,107,482,959,366,500.0023.95Price / Cash3.847.3124.3317.54Price / Book0.590.814.884.00Net Income$1.16B$314.10M$154.23M$1.02B7 Day Performance-15.39%-13.16%-7.74%-12.28%1 Month Performance-9.57%-21.33%-4.29%-13.86%1 Year Performance-30.30%-48.83%6.08%-9.23% Mosaic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MOSMosaic4.7632 of 5 stars$22.70-3.7%$32.58+43.6%-30.3%$7.19B$11.12B20.0813,600Positive NewsGap UpCFCF Industries4.7944 of 5 stars$78.50+1.4%$89.86+14.5%-14.4%$13.30B$5.94B11.592,700News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpTrading HaltedSMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.7009 of 5 stars$55.14+0.7%$74.00+34.2%-35.9%$3.16B$3.56B-114.676,200Analyst UpgradeIPIIntrepid Potash1.4242 of 5 stars$29.49+0.3%$21.50-27.1%+18.9%$388.74M$254.69M-8.77440Gap UpAVDAmerican Vanguard2.6596 of 5 stars$4.37-1.4%$17.00+289.0%-72.4%$125.08M$553.84M-4.22800Gap UpNTRNutrien4.28 of 5 stars$49.90+0.7%$60.00+20.2%-15.8%$24.39B$25.97B36.4124,700News CoveragePositive NewsICLICL Group2.5731 of 5 stars$5.69-0.1%$6.75+18.7%+10.8%$7.47B$6.84B18.3413,200News CoveragePositive NewsUANCVR Partners2.4005 of 5 stars$75.50+0.9%N/A-17.1%$1.29B$525.32M13.11300Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpBIOXBioceres Crop Solutions2.9914 of 5 stars$4.59-6.4%$9.88+115.4%-70.5%$289.85M$407.73M231.22500Positive NewsCBUSCibus1.6256 of 5 stars$1.85-6.5%$22.17+1,096.9%-92.2%$60.38M$4.26M-0.0848ENFYEnlightifyN/A$1.08-0.8%N/AN/A$15.59M$87.36M-0.53424 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CF Competitors SMG Competitors IPI Competitors AVD Competitors NTR Competitors ICL Competitors UAN Competitors BIOX Competitors CBUS Competitors ENFY Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MOS) was last updated on 4/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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