Q2 Earnings Forecast for Mosaic Issued By Scotiabank

The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Scotiabank issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Mosaic in a research note issued to investors on Friday, June 6th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $0.64 per share for the quarter. Scotiabank currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Mosaic's current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.04. Mosaic had a return on equity of 6.00% and a net margin of 3.24%. The firm had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.65 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was down 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on MOS. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Mosaic from $29.00 to $28.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Mosaic from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $30.00 to $40.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Mosaic in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. They set a "buy" rating and a $31.00 price objective on the stock. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Mosaic to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price 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. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mosaic has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $34.58.

Mosaic Trading Down 0.3%

MOS stock traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $34.56. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,316,923 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,791,519. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $31.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.89. The stock has a market cap of $10.96 billion, a PE ratio of 30.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.14. Mosaic has a 52 week low of $22.36 and a 52 week high of $37.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

Mosaic Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.55%. Mosaic's dividend payout ratio is 75.86%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mosaic

In related news, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 18,000 shares of Mosaic stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The stock was 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 trade represents a 12.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mosaic

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOS. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of Mosaic in the first quarter valued at about $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Mosaic by 169.3% in the 1st 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 period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new stake in Mosaic during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 102.3% during the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,062 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 537 shares during the period. Finally, Tobam bought a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000. Institutional investors own 77.54% of the company's stock.

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.