45,987 Shares in The Mosaic Company $MOS Purchased by Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 45,987 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $974,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Mosaic in the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new position in Mosaic in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its stake in Mosaic by 72.9% during the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,245 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 525 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gen Wealth Partners Inc acquired a new stake in Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. 77.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Mosaic Price Performance

Shares of MOS stock opened at $21.61 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 0.43. The company has a market capitalization of $6.87 billion, a PE ratio of -10.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.78 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $22.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.43. The Mosaic Company has a 12 month low of $19.80 and a 12 month high of $36.99.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The basic materials company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $2.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.10 billion. Mosaic had a negative net margin of 5.21% and a positive return on equity of 3.77%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.51 EPS. Analysts predict that The Mosaic Company will post 0.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on MOS shares. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Mosaic from $31.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 18th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Mosaic from $27.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on Mosaic from $31.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. HSBC dropped their price target on Mosaic from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Mosaic from $24.00 to $19.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.17.

Mosaic Company 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.