Mosaic (MOS) Competitors

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

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

Do analysts recommend MOS or ASIX?

Mosaic presently has a consensus target price of $36.42, indicating a potential upside of 9.25%. AdvanSix has a consensus target price of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 60.63%. Given AdvanSix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
AdvanSix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, MOS or ASIX?

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

Is MOS or ASIX a better dividend stock?

Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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.

Does the media refer more to MOS or ASIX?

In the previous week, Mosaic had 18 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Mosaic and 5 mentions for AdvanSix. AdvanSix's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Mosaic's score of 1.18 indicating that AdvanSix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mosaic	19 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AdvanSix	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger 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	$11.25B	0.94	$174.90M	$2.95	11.30
AdvanSix	$1.52B	0.37	$44.15M	$2.84	7.34

Summary

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