The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) Shares Bought by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) by 64.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 30,414 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 11,908 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC's holdings in Mosaic were worth $821,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,599,000. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina increased its position in shares of Mosaic by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 140,676 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $3,458,000 after purchasing an additional 880 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Mosaic by 56.7% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 19,115 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $470,000 after purchasing an additional 6,919 shares in the last quarter. Mariner LLC increased its position in shares of Mosaic by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 52,757 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,297,000 after purchasing an additional 6,027 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CreativeOne Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the fourth quarter worth approximately $206,000. 77.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mosaic

In other news, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 18,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.73, for a total transaction of $643,140.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 128,546 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,592,948.58. This represents a 12.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.86% of the company's stock.

Mosaic Stock Performance

NYSE MOS opened at $31.98 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $10.15 billion, a PE ratio of 10.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The Mosaic Company has a twelve month low of $22.36 and a twelve month high of $38.23. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $35.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.91.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS - Get Free Report) last released 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). The business had revenue of $3.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.11 billion. Mosaic had a return on equity of 4.74% and a net margin of 8.35%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.54 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that The Mosaic Company will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MOS has been the subject of several research reports. Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $43.00 price target (up from $39.00) on shares of Mosaic in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. CIBC upped their target price on Mosaic from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Mosaic in a report on Monday, July 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Mosaic from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, July 5th. Finally, Scotiabank restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Mosaic in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $36.50.

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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