AIA Group Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 48,688 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $1,315,000.
A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in MOS. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new position in Mosaic in the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA purchased a new position in Mosaic in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Allworth Financial LP raised 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 valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 537 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Mosaic in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC raised its holdings in Mosaic by 132.7% in the first quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 2,634 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $71,000 after buying an additional 1,502 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.54% of the company's stock.
Insider Transactions at Mosaic
In other Mosaic news, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 18,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 128,546 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,592,948.58. This trade represents a 12.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on MOS. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Mosaic from $38.00 to $34.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and set a $43.00 price objective (up from $39.00) on shares of Mosaic in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Mosaic in a research note on Monday, July 14th. CIBC boosted their price target on Mosaic from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on Mosaic from $45.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Mosaic presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $36.42.
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Mosaic Stock Up 1.2%
Shares of Mosaic stock traded up $0.37 on Friday, hitting $32.47. 3,384,263 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,579,707. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The Mosaic Company has a 12-month low of $22.36 and a 12-month high of $38.23. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $35.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.98. The company has a market cap of $10.30 billion, a PE ratio of 11.01, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.12.
Mosaic (NYSE:MOS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by ($0.20). The company had revenue of $3.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.11 billion. Mosaic had a net margin of 8.35% and a return on equity of 4.74%. The business's revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.54 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that The Mosaic Company will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current year.
Mosaic Profile
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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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