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The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

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Shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the thirteen ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $34.58.

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $29.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a 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 report on Thursday, May 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Mosaic in a report on Thursday, March 13th. They set a "buy" rating and a $31.00 price objective on the stock. Piper Sandler restated a "neutral" rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Mosaic in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $28.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, May 12th.

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Insider Transactions at Mosaic

In related news, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 18,000 shares of the 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 transaction, the senior vice president now owns 128,546 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,592,948.58. This represents a 12.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.50% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mosaic

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in Mosaic during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Mosaic by 169.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 956 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 601 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new position in shares of Mosaic in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 102.3% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,062 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 537 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Mosaic in the fourth quarter worth approximately $41,000. 77.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Mosaic Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of Mosaic stock traded down $0.16 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $36.28. 10,468,903 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,820,728. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 0.44. Mosaic has a 1-year low of $22.36 and a 1-year high of $37.69. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $32.94 and a 200-day moving average price of $28.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.51 billion, a PE ratio of 31.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.14.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.65 earnings per share. The business's revenue was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Mosaic will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Mosaic

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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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