PharVision Advisers LLC Invests $209,000 in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS)

PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 8,521 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $209,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of MOS. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Tobam purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. Ethos Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth about $55,000. Finally, ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd boosted its stake 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 worth $78,000 after acquiring an additional 1,694 shares in the last quarter. 77.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Mosaic Stock Down 1.5%

MOS stock opened at $35.02 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $11.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.99, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The Mosaic Company has a 12 month low of $22.36 and a 12 month high of $35.96. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $28.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.02.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. Mosaic had a net margin of 3.24% and a return on equity of 6.00%. Mosaic's quarterly revenue was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.65 EPS. As a group, 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 5th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.51%. Mosaic's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 75.86%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on MOS shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Mosaic from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Mosaic in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. They set a "buy" rating and a $31.00 price target for the company. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Mosaic from $29.00 to $28.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Mosaic from $29.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Mosaic from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $34.58.

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.

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