The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) Shares Sold by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. cut its holdings in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) by 82.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,795 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 69,889 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.'s holdings in Mosaic were worth $400,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Mosaic by 29.3% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,507,131 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $332,005,000 after acquiring an additional 3,058,243 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Mosaic by 24.2% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,041,218 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $271,382,000 after acquiring an additional 2,151,426 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Mosaic by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,621,001 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $218,751,000 after acquiring an additional 269,650 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of Mosaic by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,171,642 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $127,119,000 after acquiring an additional 287,493 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP raised its position in shares of Mosaic by 21.7% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 3,990,500 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $98,086,000 after acquiring an additional 711,300 shares during the period. 77.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Mosaic

In related news, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 18,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.73, for a total transaction of $643,140.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 128,546 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,592,948.58. This represents a 12.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on MOS shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Mosaic from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 7th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Mosaic to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. CIBC upped their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Mosaic from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $30.00 to $40.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Mosaic from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Mosaic currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $34.58.

Mosaic Stock Up 2.7%

MOS stock opened at $37.78 on Thursday. The Mosaic Company has a 52 week low of $22.36 and a 52 week high of $38.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.89.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.04. Mosaic had a net margin of 3.32% and a return on equity of 4.91%. The company had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.65 EPS. Mosaic's revenue was down 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that The Mosaic Company will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mosaic Company 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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