The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Mosaic in a research report issued on Monday, June 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.41 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.43. The consensus estimate for Mosaic's current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Mosaic's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS.
Mosaic (NYSE:MOS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.04. Mosaic had a return on equity of 4.91% and a net margin of 3.32%. The business had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.65 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Piper Sandler reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $30.00 target price on shares of Mosaic in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $40.00 target price (up from $33.00) on shares of Mosaic in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Mosaic from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $30.00 to $40.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Mosaic from $33.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Mosaic from $29.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $34.58.
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Mosaic Trading Up 0.4%
Shares of MOS traded up $0.14 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $35.32. 4,663,710 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,804,898. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Mosaic has a 1 year low of $22.36 and a 1 year high of $37.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.45, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.14. The business's 50-day moving average price is $33.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $28.71.
Insider Activity at Mosaic
In other Mosaic news, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 18,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.73, for a total value of $643,140.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 128,546 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,592,948.58. The trade was a 12.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mosaic
Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOS. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Mosaic in the first quarter worth $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Mosaic by 169.3% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 956 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 601 shares in the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new stake in Mosaic in the first quarter worth $27,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in Mosaic by 102.3% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,062 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 537 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Mosaic in the fourth quarter worth $41,000. 77.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About Mosaic
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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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