Mosaic (MOS) Competitors

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) and CF Industries (NYSE:CF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MOS or CF?

CF Industries received 99 more outperform votes than Mosaic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.36% of users gave CF Industries an outperform vote while only 54.95% of users gave Mosaic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mosaic	Outperform Votes 711 54.95%	Underperform Votes 583 45.05%
CF Industries	Outperform Votes 810 60.36%	Underperform Votes 532 39.64%

Which has better valuation and earnings, MOS or CF?

CF Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mosaic. CF Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mosaic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mosaic	$11.12B	0.87	$1.16B	$0.55	55.35
CF Industries	$5.94B	2.27	$1.53B	$6.77	11.76

Do analysts rate MOS or CF?

Mosaic currently has a consensus price target of $32.42, suggesting a potential upside of 6.48%. CF Industries has a consensus price target of $89.29, suggesting a potential upside of 12.16%. Given CF Industries' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CF Industries is more favorable than Mosaic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mosaic	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
CF Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Is MOS or CF a better dividend stock?

Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. CF Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Mosaic pays out 160.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CF Industries pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor MOS or CF?

In the previous week, Mosaic and Mosaic both had 17 articles in the media. Mosaic's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat CF Industries' score of 1.28 indicating that Mosaic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mosaic	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
CF Industries	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, MOS or CF?

Mosaic has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CF Industries has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MOS or CF more profitable?

CF Industries has a net margin of 20.52% compared to Mosaic's net margin of 3.24%. CF Industries' return on equity of 15.50% beat Mosaic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mosaic	3.24%	6.00%	3.17%
CF Industries	20.52%	15.50%	8.87%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MOS or CF?

77.5% of Mosaic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of CF Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Mosaic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of CF Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CF Industries beats Mosaic on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.