Rep. Val T. Hoyle Sells Off Shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS)

Key Points

• Representative Val T. Hoyle recently sold between $1,001 and $15,000 worth of shares in The Mosaic Company on September 23, 2023, as disclosed in a filing on October 10, 2023.
• The Mosaic Company reported a quarterly earnings miss with $0.51 earnings per share, falling short of the $0.71 consensus estimate, and generated $3.01 billion in revenue.
• Mosaic also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share, resulting in an annualized yield of 2.9%, with a dividend payout ratio of 29.83%.

Representative Val T. Hoyle (D-Oregon) recently sold shares of The Mosaic Company NYSE: MOS. In a filing disclosed on October 10th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Mosaic stock on September 23rd. The trade occurred in the Representative's "FIDELITY ROLLOVER IRA" account.

Representative Val T. Hoyle also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Marriott International NASDAQ: MAR on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Transdigm Group NYSE: TDG on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of H&R Block NYSE: HRB on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NIKE NYSE: NKE on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Bank of New York Mellon NYSE: BK on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Cisco Systems NASDAQ: CSCO on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial NYSE: COF on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Pentair NYSE: PNR on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Heico NYSE: HEI.A on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Target NYSE: TGT on 9/23/2025.

Mosaic Stock Performance

Mosaic stock opened at $30.39 on Friday. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average of $33.42 and a 200-day moving average of $33.02. The stock has a market cap of $9.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.00. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.71 by ($0.20). The company had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.11 billion. Mosaic had a net margin of 8.35% and a return on equity of 4.74%. The company's revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.54 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that The Mosaic Company will post 2.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mosaic Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 8th were paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 8th. Mosaic's dividend payout ratio is 29.83%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fiduciary Alliance LLC acquired a new stake in Mosaic in the third quarter worth $1,969,000. Czech National Bank grew its position in shares of Mosaic by 4.0% during the third quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 80,608 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $2,795,000 after acquiring an additional 3,066 shares during the last quarter. Sicart Associates LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Sicart Associates LLC now owns 109,710 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $3,805,000 after acquiring an additional 1,760 shares during the period. Gradient Investments LLC bought a new stake in Mosaic in the 3rd quarter valued at about $12,678,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Mosaic by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 20,864 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $724,000 after purchasing an additional 1,118 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.54% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Mosaic from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Mosaic from $38.00 to $34.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered Mosaic from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, September 13th. Oppenheimer reissued 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $34.83.

About Representative Hoyle

Val Hoyle (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Oregon's 4th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Hoyle (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 4th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Val Hoyle was born in California and lives in Springfield, Oregon. Hoyle graduated from Merrimack High School. She earned a B.A. in political science from Emmanuel College in 1992. Her career experience includes working as a director at United Way of Lane County, a policy fellow at Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, and a commissioner at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. Hoyle has also worked in domestic and international sales, as well as manufacturing distribution.

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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