Mosaic (MOS) Competitors

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

Is MOS or ASIX a better dividend stock?

Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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. AdvanSix pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better 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	1.04	$174.90M	$1.16	31.40
AdvanSix	$1.52B	0.41	$44.15M	$3.12	7.39

Do analysts rate MOS or ASIX?

Mosaic presently has a consensus price target of $35.08, suggesting a potential downside of 3.67%. AdvanSix has a consensus price target of $33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 45.27%. 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
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?

AdvanSix has a net margin of 5.45% compared to Mosaic's net margin of 3.32%. AdvanSix's return on equity of 11.38% beat Mosaic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mosaic	3.32%	4.91%	2.53%
AdvanSix	5.45%	11.38%	5.65%

Does the media prefer MOS or ASIX?

In the previous week, Mosaic had 7 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Mosaic and 6 mentions for AdvanSix. Mosaic's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat AdvanSix's score of 0.05 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AdvanSix	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, MOS or ASIX?

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

Summary

AdvanSix beats Mosaic on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.