Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Buys New Shares in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 212,118 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $5,214,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.07% of Mosaic at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOS. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Tobam acquired a new position in Mosaic during the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Mosaic in the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Ethos Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Mosaic in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Finally, ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 115.1% during the 4th quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 3,166 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 1,694 shares during the last quarter. 77.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Mosaic Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE MOS traded down $0.11 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $36.84. The company had a trading volume of 4,775,205 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,711,581. The Mosaic Company has a 12-month low of $22.36 and a 12-month high of $37.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The business's 50-day moving average is $30.39 and its 200 day moving average is $27.57. The stock has a market cap of $11.69 billion, a PE ratio of 32.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.09.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.04. Mosaic had a return on equity of 6.00% and a net margin of 3.24%. The business had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.65 EPS. The company's revenue was down 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that The Mosaic Company will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mosaic Announces Dividend

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. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.39%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. Mosaic's dividend payout ratio is 75.86%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MOS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Mosaic from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Mosaic in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $31.00 target price for the company. UBS Group lifted their price target on Mosaic from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. BNP Paribas raised Mosaic to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $28.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Mosaic presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $34.58.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mosaic

In other Mosaic news, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 18,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.73, for a total transaction of $643,140.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 128,546 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,592,948.58. This represents a 12.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company's stock.

Mosaic Profile

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.