The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) Stock Holdings Increased by Terril Brothers Inc.

Key Points

• Terril Brothers Inc. increased its stake in The Mosaic Company by 30.7%, owning approximately 168,545 shares, which makes it the 12th largest holding in their investment portfolio.
• Despite an increase in quarterly revenue of 6.7% year-over-year, Mosaic reported an EPS of $0.51 for the quarter, missing estimates by $0.20.
• Analysts have mixed opinions on Mosaic's stock, with ratings ranging from "buy" to "hold," as well as price target adjustments, suggesting an average target of $36.42.

Terril Brothers Inc. raised its stake in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) by 30.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 168,545 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 39,625 shares during the quarter. Mosaic comprises approximately 2.1% of Terril Brothers Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Terril Brothers Inc. owned approximately 0.05% of Mosaic worth $4,552,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Mosaic by 24.2% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,041,218 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $271,382,000 after buying an additional 2,151,426 shares during the last quarter. Criteria Caixa S.A.U. bought a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter valued at about $36,231,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 1st quarter valued at about $33,897,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Mosaic by 606.2% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,389,335 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $37,526,000 after buying an additional 1,192,602 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Covalis Capital LLP bought a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,031,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.54% of the company's stock.

Mosaic Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MOS traded down $0.11 during trading on Thursday, reaching $32.10. The company had a trading volume of 3,416,985 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,452,457. The firm's fifty day moving average is $35.48 and its 200 day moving average is $30.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.18 billion, a PE ratio of 10.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.12. The Mosaic Company has a twelve month low of $22.36 and a twelve month high of $38.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 1.14.

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

Insider Activity at Mosaic

In related news, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 18,000 shares of the business'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 value of $643,140.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 128,546 shares in the company, valued at $4,592,948.58. The trade was a 12.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on MOS shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Mosaic from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 5th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Mosaic from $45.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Mosaic from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of Mosaic from $42.00 to $39.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Mosaic presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $36.42.

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.