Cwm LLC Has $8.63 Million Stock Holdings in The Mosaic Company $MOS

Cwm LLC lifted its stake in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) by 608.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 248,756 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 213,638 shares during the quarter. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Mosaic were worth $8,627,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MOS. Fiduciary Alliance LLC acquired a new stake in Mosaic in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,969,000. Scotia Capital Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 395.1% during the 2nd quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 87,556 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,194,000 after purchasing an additional 69,873 shares in the last quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. lifted its stake in shares of Mosaic by 65.7% in the 2nd quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 157,267 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $5,682,000 after purchasing an additional 62,338 shares during the last quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd bought a new stake in Mosaic in the second quarter worth $621,000. Finally, Gradient Investments LLC acquired a new position in Mosaic during the third quarter worth $12,678,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on MOS. Barclays reduced their price target on Mosaic from $35.00 to $31.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. UBS Group reduced their target price on Mosaic from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. CIBC lowered their price target on Mosaic from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Mosaic from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $31.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $31.73.

Mosaic Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of MOS stock opened at $24.06 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 0.94. The Mosaic Company has a 1 year low of $22.36 and a 1 year high of $38.23. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.01. Mosaic had a net margin of 10.33% and a return on equity of 6.46%. The firm had revenue of $3.45 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.87 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.34 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that The Mosaic Company will post 2.04 EPS for the current year.

Mosaic Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. Mosaic’s payout ratio is currently 22.80%.

About Mosaic

Mosaic Co is one of the world’s leading producers and marketers of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. The company’s primary business activities center on the extraction, processing and distribution of phosphate rock, phosphate-based fertilizers and potash products. These core nutrients are essential components in modern agriculture, supporting crop yields and soil health across a range of farming applications.

In its phosphate segment, Mosaic operates mining and production facilities that convert phosphate rock into concentrated phosphates, finished phosphate fertilizers and feed phosphates for animal nutrition.