Mosaic (MOS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, MOS or CF?

Mosaic has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CF Industries has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MOS or CF?

Mosaic presently has a consensus price target of $34.58, suggesting a potential upside of 0.07%. CF Industries has a consensus price target of $90.21, suggesting a potential downside of 3.84%. Given Mosaic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Mosaic is more favorable than CF Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mosaic	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
CF Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media favor MOS or CF?

In the previous week, Mosaic had 2 more articles in the media than CF Industries. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Mosaic and 12 mentions for CF Industries. CF Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Mosaic's score of 0.86 indicating that CF Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mosaic	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CF Industries	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	$11.06B	0.99	$1.16B	$1.16	29.79
CF Industries	$6.13B	2.60	$1.53B	$7.59	12.36

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MOS or CF?

77.5% of Mosaic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of CF Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Mosaic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CF Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Is MOS or CF a better dividend stock?

Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. CF Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Mosaic pays out 75.9% 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 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mosaic has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and CF Industries has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Mosaic is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MOS or CF?

CF Industries received 92 more outperform votes than Mosaic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.25% of users gave CF Industries an outperform vote while only 55.05% of users gave Mosaic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mosaic	Outperform Votes 719 55.05%	Underperform Votes 587 44.95%
CF Industries	Outperform Votes 811 60.25%	Underperform Votes 535 39.75%

Summary

CF Industries beats Mosaic on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.