Zacks Research Comments on Mosaic's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:MOS)

The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Mosaic in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, June 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.55 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.52. The consensus estimate for Mosaic's current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Mosaic's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. Mosaic had a net margin of 3.32% and a return on equity of 4.91%. The company's revenue was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.65 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Scotiabank reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Mosaic in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $40.00 price target (up previously from $33.00) on shares of Mosaic in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $29.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Mosaic from $28.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, CIBC upped their price objective on Mosaic from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $34.58.

Mosaic Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of MOS stock opened at $35.55 on Wednesday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $33.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $28.50. Mosaic has a 52 week low of $22.36 and a 52 week high of $37.69. The stock has a market cap of $11.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.65, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mosaic

In related news, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 18,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on 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 of the company's stock, valued at $4,592,948.58. This trade represents a 12.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.86% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mosaic

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fruth Investment Management boosted its stake in shares of Mosaic by 2.7% in the first quarter. Fruth Investment Management now owns 19,150 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $517,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Mosaic by 300.1% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 27,758 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $749,000 after acquiring an additional 20,821 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Mosaic by 169.3% during 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. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in Mosaic by 40.7% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 26,836 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $725,000 after purchasing an additional 7,760 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Mosaic by 170.5% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 54,176 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,463,000 after buying an additional 34,151 shares in the last quarter. 77.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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