Quarry LP decreased its position in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) by 91.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,136 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 52,438 shares during the quarter. Quarry LP's holdings in Mosaic were worth $126,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOS. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Mosaic by 49.0% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 73,807 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,814,000 after acquiring an additional 24,281 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Mosaic by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,368,596 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $82,800,000 after buying an additional 150,186 shares in the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN increased its stake in shares of Mosaic by 33.8% during the 4th quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 291,605 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $7,168,000 after purchasing an additional 73,653 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB raised its stake in Mosaic by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,387,332 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $34,101,000 after buying an additional 117,838 shares during the period. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Mosaic during the 4th quarter valued at $1,054,000. 77.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Mosaic Stock Up 0.1 %
NYSE:MOS traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $30.49. The stock had a trading volume of 5,618,878 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,587,564. The company has a market capitalization of $9.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.09. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $26.39 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $26.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The Mosaic Company has a 1-year low of $22.36 and a 1-year high of $32.29.
Mosaic Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 5th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. Mosaic's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 160.00%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
MOS has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Mosaic from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $26.00 to $29.00 in a report on Monday, March 3rd. BNP Paribas raised shares of Mosaic to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. 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 objective on the stock. Piper Sandler reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Mosaic in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Oppenheimer upgraded Mosaic from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $33.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $32.42.
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Mosaic Company Profile
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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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