Mosaic (MOS) Competitors

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) and AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, MOS or ASIX?

Mosaic has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AdvanSix has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MOS or ASIX?

Mosaic has higher revenue and earnings than AdvanSix. AdvanSix 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	0.88	$174.90M	$2.95	10.51
AdvanSix	$1.52B	0.32	$44.15M	$2.84	6.35

Do analysts rate MOS or ASIX?

Mosaic currently has a consensus price target of $36.83, indicating a potential upside of 18.82%. AdvanSix has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 85.88%. Given AdvanSix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Mosaic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mosaic	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
AdvanSix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is MOS or ASIX a better dividend stock?

Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Mosaic pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AdvanSix pays out 22.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mosaic has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and AdvanSix has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. AdvanSix is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MOS or ASIX?

77.5% of Mosaic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of AdvanSix shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Mosaic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MOS or ASIX more profitable?

Mosaic has a net margin of 8.35% compared to AdvanSix's net margin of 5.10%. AdvanSix's return on equity of 10.02% beat Mosaic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mosaic	8.35%	4.82%	2.47%
AdvanSix	5.10%	10.02%	4.97%

Does the media prefer MOS or ASIX?

In the previous week, AdvanSix had 6 more articles in the media than Mosaic. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for AdvanSix and 14 mentions for Mosaic. Mosaic's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat AdvanSix's score of 0.34 indicating that Mosaic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mosaic	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AdvanSix	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Mosaic and AdvanSix tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.