XTX Topco Ltd Makes New $2.51 Million Investment in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS)

XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 93,024 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $2,513,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MOS. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Mosaic by 36.1% during the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 56,284 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,520,000 after buying an additional 14,943 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Mosaic by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 53,172 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,436,000 after acquiring an additional 685 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. bought a new stake in Mosaic during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,119,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Mosaic by 19.9% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,186 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,275,000 after purchasing an additional 7,828 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its stake in Mosaic by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 23,543 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $636,000 after purchasing an additional 2,663 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.54% of the company's stock.

Mosaic Price Performance

MOS stock traded down $0.70 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $35.31. The stock had a trading volume of 4,252,920 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,526,667. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $36.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The company has a market cap of $11.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.12. The Mosaic Company has a 52-week low of $22.36 and a 52-week high of $38.23.

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 for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. Mosaic had a return on equity of 4.91% and a net margin of 3.32%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.65 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that The Mosaic Company will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. CIBC lifted their price target on shares of Mosaic from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $43.00 price target (up previously from $39.00) on shares of Mosaic in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Mosaic from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Mosaic to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Mosaic from $29.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $36.75.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Mosaic news, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 18,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.73, for a total value of $643,140.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 128,546 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,592,948.58. This trade represents a 12.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.50% of the company's stock.

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.