NYSE:MOSMosaic Stock Price, Forecast & News

$12.20

-0.74 (-5.72 %)

(As of 05/28/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$12.10

Now: $12.20▼

$13.17

50-Day Range

$10.08

MA: $11.45▼

$12.97

52-Week Range

$6.50

Now: $12.20▼

$25.70

Volume3.87 million shs

Average Volume5.85 million shs

Market Capitalization$4.62 billion

P/E RatioN/A

Dividend Yield1.55%

Beta1.69

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 International Distribution. 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. The company also produces and sells potash for use in the manufacturing of mixed crop nutrients and animal feed ingredients, and for industrial use; and for use in the de-icing and as a water softener regenerant, as well as fluorosilicic acid for water fluoridation. In addition, it provides nitrogen-based crop nutrients and animal feed ingredients, and other ancillary services; and purchases and sells phosphates, potash, and nitrogen products. The company sells its products to wholesale distributors, retail chains, cooperatives, independent retailers, and national accounts. The Mosaic Company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

4.2 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Mosaic has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $17.00, Mosaic has a potential upside of 39.3% from its current price of $12.20.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Mosaic has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.1 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Mosaic has received 641 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Mosaic has received 912 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Mosaic has received 58.73% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Mosaic and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe MOS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe MOS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

2.5 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Mosaic is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.55%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Mosaic has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Mosaic is 105.26 %. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Mosaic will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.46 % next year. This indicates that Mosaic will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

4.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Mosaic insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $320,810.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.48% of the stock of Mosaic is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
72.80% of the stock of Mosaic is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Mosaic are expected to grow by 940.00% in the coming year, from $0.05 to $0.52 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Mosaic is -3.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Mosaic is -3.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Mosaic has a PEG Ratio of 33.38. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Mosaic has a P/B Ratio of 0.54. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

3.06 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Agricultural chemicals

Sub-IndustryFertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

SectorBasic Materials

Current SymbolNYSE:MOS

Previous Symbol

CUSIP61945C10

CIK1285785

Webwww.mosaicco.com

Phone800-918-8270

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.53

Current Ratio1.29

Quick Ratio0.70

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E RatioN/A

Forward P/E Ratio244.00

P/E Growth33.38

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$8.91 billion

Price / Sales0.52

Cash Flow$4.24 per share

Price / Cash Flow2.88

Book Value$22.58 per share

Price / Book0.54

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.19

Net Income$-1,067,400,000.00

Net Margins-15.91%

Return on Equity-0.53%

Return on Assets-0.26%

Miscellaneous

Employees12,600

Outstanding Shares379,020,000

Market Cap$4.62 billion

Next Earnings Date8/4/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Mosaic's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Mosaic's stock was trading at $11.47 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MOS stock has increased by 6.4% and is now trading at $12.20. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Mosaic?

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mosaic in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Mosaic.

When is Mosaic's next earnings date?

Mosaic is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Mosaic.

How were Mosaic's earnings last quarter?

Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) released its earnings results on Monday, May, 4th. The basic materials company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $0.02. The basic materials company had revenue of $1.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.65 billion. Mosaic had a negative return on equity of 0.53% and a negative net margin of 15.91%. Mosaic's revenue for the quarter was down 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.25 EPS. View Mosaic's earnings history.

How often does Mosaic pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Mosaic?

Mosaic announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.64%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. View Mosaic's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for MOS?

16 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Mosaic's stock. Their forecasts range from $11.00 to $25.00. On average, they expect Mosaic's share price to reach $17.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 39.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Mosaic.

Has Mosaic been receiving favorable news coverage?

Press coverage about MOS stock has been trending extremely positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Mosaic earned a news impact score of 4.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutMosaic.

Are investors shorting Mosaic?

Mosaic saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,230,000 shares, a decrease of 20.0% from the April 30th total of 14,030,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,530,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 3.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Mosaic's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Mosaic's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Mosaic include Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), CF Industries (CF), Nufarm (NUF), American Vanguard (AVD), Calyxt (CLXT), Marrone Bio Innovations (MBII), CVR Partners (UAN), Wynnstay Group (WYN), Arcadia Biosciences (RKDA), Evogene (EVGN), Eden Research (EDEN), Bion Environmental Technologies (BNET), China Green Agriculture (CGA), Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group (KWBT) and SenesTech (SNES). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Mosaic own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Mosaic investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Intel (INTC), General Electric (GE), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Walt Disney (DIS), Gilead Sciences (GILD), AT&T (T), Micron Technology (MU), Ford Motor (F) and Tesla (TSLA).

Who are Mosaic's key executives?

Mosaic's management team includes the following people:

Mr. James C. O'Rourke, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 58)
Mr. Clint C. Freeland, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 51)
Mr. Richard N. McLellan, Sr. VP of Mosaic Fertilizantes (Age 62)
Ms. Corrine D. Ricard, Sr. VP of Commercial (Age 56)
Mr. Walter F. Precourt III, Sr. VP of Strategy & Growth (Age 55)

What is Mosaic's stock symbol?

Mosaic trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MOS."

Who are Mosaic's major shareholders?

Mosaic's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.24%), State Street Corp (5.19%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.36%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.50%), Donald Smith & CO. Inc. (1.41%) and Menora Mivtachim Holdings LTD. (1.11%). Company insiders that own Mosaic stock include Bruce M Bodine, Cheryl K Beebe, Clint Freeland, Emery N Koenig, Enagas USA Llc, James Calvin O'rourke, Luciano Siani Pires, Mark J Isaacson, Oscar Bernardes and William T Monahan. View institutional ownership trends for Mosaic.

Which major investors are selling Mosaic stock?

MOS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Retirement Systems of Alabama, Deutsche Bank AG, Meitav Dash Investments Ltd., Invesco Ltd., Korea Investment CORP, and First Trust Advisors LP. View insider buying and selling activity for Mosaic.

Which major investors are buying Mosaic stock?

MOS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Donald Smith & CO. Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, BlackRock Inc., Menora Mivtachim Holdings LTD., Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., Squarepoint Ops LLC, and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC. Company insiders that have bought Mosaic stock in the last two years include Bruce M Bodine, Cheryl K Beebe, Clint Freeland, Emery N Koenig, Enagas USA Llc, James Calvin O'rourke, Luciano Siani Pires, Mark J Isaacson, Oscar Bernardes, and William T Monahan. View insider buying and selling activity for Mosaic.

How do I buy shares of Mosaic?

Shares of MOS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Mosaic's stock price today?

One share of MOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.20.

How big of a company is Mosaic?

Mosaic has a market capitalization of $4.62 billion and generates $8.91 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $-1,067,400,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.19 on an earnings per share basis. Mosaic employs 12,600 workers across the globe.

What is Mosaic's official website?

The official website for Mosaic is www.mosaicco.com.

How can I contact Mosaic?

Mosaic's mailing address is 101 East Kennedy Blvd Suite 2500, Tampa FL, 33602. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 800-918-8270 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 5/28/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff