CWA Asset Management Group LLC Sells 219,313 Shares of The Mosaic Company $MOS

Key Points

• CWA Asset Management trimmed its stake in The Mosaic Company by 86.7% in Q4, selling 219,313 shares and leaving it with 33,612 shares valued at about $810,000, while institutional investors own roughly 77.54% of the stock.
• Mosaic reported a Q4 earnings miss (EPS $0.22 vs. $0.48 expected) and slightly below‑forecast revenue, trades near $24.09 with a $7.65 billion market cap, and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.22 (annualized yield ~3.7%).
• Analyst coverage is mixed: the consensus is an average rating of "Hold" with an average price target of $30.75 (5 Buys, 12 Holds, 2 Sells), amid recent target and rating revisions from major brokerages.

CWA Asset Management Group LLC trimmed its position in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) by 86.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,612 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 219,313 shares during the quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC's holdings in Mosaic were worth $810,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOS. Dorsey Wright & Associates bought a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 3rd quarter valued at $4,170,000. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Mosaic by 55.6% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,606,609 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $55,717,000 after buying an additional 574,352 shares in the last quarter. Algert Global LLC boosted its holdings in Mosaic by 26.3% in the 3rd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 380,138 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $13,183,000 after buying an additional 79,222 shares during the period. Clough Capital Partners L P purchased a new stake in Mosaic in the 3rd quarter worth $1,435,000. Finally, Fiduciary Alliance LLC purchased a new stake in Mosaic in the 3rd quarter worth $1,969,000. Institutional investors own 77.54% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on MOS. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating and issued a $31.00 price objective on shares of Mosaic in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Wall Street Zen cut Mosaic from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Mosaic from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. HSBC lowered their price target on Mosaic from $35.00 to $26.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Mosaic from $35.00 to $28.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Mosaic currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $30.75.

Mosaic Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of Mosaic stock opened at $24.09 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $7.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.25, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.95. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $27.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $28.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The Mosaic Company has a twelve month low of $22.36 and a twelve month high of $38.23.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The basic materials company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.26). Mosaic had a return on equity of 5.80% and a net margin of 4.49%.The firm had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.45 earnings per share. Mosaic's quarterly revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that The Mosaic Company will post 2.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mosaic Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. Mosaic's dividend payout ratio is 52.07%.

About Mosaic

Mosaic Co is one of the world's leading producers and marketers of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. The company's primary business activities center on the extraction, processing and distribution of phosphate rock, phosphate-based fertilizers and potash products. These core nutrients are essential components in modern agriculture, supporting crop yields and soil health across a range of farming applications.

In its phosphate segment, Mosaic operates mining and production facilities that convert phosphate rock into concentrated phosphates, finished phosphate fertilizers and feed phosphates for animal nutrition.

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