The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) Shares Purchased by Cwm LLC

Cwm LLC increased its stake in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) by 41.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,738 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,888 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Mosaic were worth $448,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Highlander Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 515.4% in the first quarter. Highlander Capital Management LLC now owns 800 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 670 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Mosaic by 40.0% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,229 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 351 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic in the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd purchased a new stake in Mosaic in the second quarter valued at $46,000. Finally, Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new stake in Mosaic during the second quarter worth about $49,000. 77.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mosaic

In other news, Director Kelvin R. Westbrook sold 12,666 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.32, for a total transaction of $346,035.12. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 34,359 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $938,687.88. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other Mosaic news, Director Kelvin R. Westbrook sold 12,666 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.32, for a total value of $346,035.12. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 34,359 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $938,687.88. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 39,748 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.96, for a total value of $1,111,354.08. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 136,682 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,821,628.72. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on MOS. Barclays decreased their price target on Mosaic from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 11th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Mosaic from $29.00 to $27.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $30.00 price target on shares of Mosaic in a research report on Monday, August 12th. Mizuho cut 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 Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Mosaic from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $33.11.

Mosaic Stock Up 1.1 %

MOS stock opened at $26.26 on Monday. The Mosaic Company has a 52 week low of $24.11 and a 52 week high of $38.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $26.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.35.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.12). The firm had revenue of $2.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.90 billion. Mosaic had a return on equity of 6.92% and a net margin of 2.01%. Mosaic’s quarterly revenue was down 17.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.04 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that The Mosaic Company will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mosaic Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 5th were paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 5th. Mosaic’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.74%.

Mosaic Profile

The Mosaic Company, through its subsidiaries, produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Phosphates, Potash, and Mosaic Fertilizantes. It owns and operates mines, which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients, such as diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, and ammoniated phosphate products; and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients primarily under the Biofos and Nexfos brand names, as well as produces a double sulfate of potash magnesia product under K-Mag brand name.