Diversified Trust Co Invests $491,000 in The Mosaic Company $MOS

Key Points

• Diversified Trust Co invested approximately $491,000 in The Mosaic Company, purchasing 13,454 shares in the 2nd quarter, as reported in their recent SEC filing.
• Mosaic's quarterly earnings report showed an EPS of $0.51, which missed analysts' expectations of $0.71, although revenue increased by 6.7% year-over-year.
• The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share, translating to an annual yield of 2.6%, with a dividend payout ratio of approximately 29.83%.

Diversified Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 13,454 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $491,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of MOS. Woodline Partners LP purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth approximately $469,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its stake in shares of Mosaic by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 117,252 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $2,882,000 after purchasing an additional 1,061 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,214,000. Finally, Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth approximately $224,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.54% of the company's stock.

Mosaic Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:MOS opened at $33.91 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $33.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $32.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The Mosaic Company has a one year low of $22.36 and a one year high of $38.23. The company has a market cap of $10.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.49, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.99.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.71 by ($0.20). Mosaic had a net margin of 8.35% and a return on equity of 4.74%. The firm had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.11 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.54 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that The Mosaic Company will post 2.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mosaic Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 8th were issued a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 8th. Mosaic's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.83%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on MOS shares. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Mosaic from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Mosaic from $38.00 to $34.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Mosaic from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, September 13th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $45.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $43.00 price objective (up from $39.00) on shares of Mosaic in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $36.42.

About Mosaic

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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