Mosaic (MOS) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer MOS or ASIX?

Mosaic presently has a consensus target price of $36.25, suggesting a potential upside of 4.26%. AdvanSix has a consensus target price of $33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 62.86%. Given AdvanSix's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Mosaic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mosaic	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
AdvanSix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher 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	0.99	$174.90M	$2.95	11.79
AdvanSix	$1.52B	0.36	$44.15M	$2.84	7.24

Is MOS or ASIX a better dividend stock?

Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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 insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, MOS or ASIX?

Mosaic has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, AdvanSix has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%	4.74%	2.43%
AdvanSix	5.10%	10.02%	4.97%

Does the media prefer MOS or ASIX?

In the previous week, Mosaic had 4 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Mosaic and 6 mentions for AdvanSix. Mosaic's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat AdvanSix's score of 0.55 indicating that Mosaic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Mosaic beats AdvanSix on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.