Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for Mosaic Q4 Earnings

The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for Mosaic in a note issued to investors on Friday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.40 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.45. The consensus estimate for Mosaic’s current full-year earnings is $0.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Mosaic’s Q2 2027 earnings at $0.63 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The basic materials company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.15). The firm had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.93 billion. Mosaic had a return on equity of 4.66% and a net margin of 0.36%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.49 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Mosaic from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Mosaic from $25.00 to $22.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings cut Mosaic from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Mizuho cut their price objective on Mosaic from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Wolfe Research cut their price objective on Mosaic from $37.00 to $36.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $27.65.

Mosaic Stock Up 0.1%

MOS stock opened at $22.54 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $24.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $25.64. The company has a market cap of $7.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 173.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 0.79. Mosaic has a twelve month low of $20.89 and a twelve month high of $38.23.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mosaic

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Mosaic by 632.6% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,447,324 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $291,348,000 after purchasing an additional 7,294,205 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Mosaic in the 4th quarter valued at $103,129,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of Mosaic by 102.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,701,610 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $267,092,000 after purchasing an additional 3,894,947 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Mosaic by 28.9% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,840,398 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $285,235,000 after purchasing an additional 2,653,969 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Mosaic by 252.2% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,240,652 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $82,637,000 after purchasing an additional 2,320,605 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.54% of the company’s stock.

Mosaic Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. Mosaic’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 676.92%.

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.