Aigen Investment Management LP Takes $897,000 Position in The Mosaic Company $MOS

Aigen Investment Management LP acquired a new stake in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 37,232 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $897,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Mosaic by 169.3% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 956 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 601 shares during the period. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mosaic in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Gen Wealth Partners Inc bought a new stake in shares of Mosaic in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in Mosaic in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Mosaic in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. 77.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. 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. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $31.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $31.00 to $28.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Berenberg Bank dropped their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $35.00 to $28.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.47.

Mosaic Price Performance

MOS opened at $22.69 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 Mosaic Company has a 12 month low of $19.80 and a 12 month high of $38.23. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.37. The stock has a market cap of $7.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 174.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.79.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last posted its earnings results 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). Mosaic had a return on equity of 4.66% and a net margin of 0.36%.The business had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.93 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.49 earnings per share. Mosaic’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that The Mosaic Company will post 0.83 EPS for the current year.

Mosaic Profile

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.