Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) Lowered to “Underweight” Rating by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) from a neutral rating to an underweight rating in a research report sent to investors on Thursday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has $24.00 price target on the basic materials company’s stock.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on MOS. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Mosaic from $35.00 to $31.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Wolfe Research cut their target price on Mosaic from $41.00 to $38.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Oppenheimer set a $35.00 price target on Mosaic in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Scotiabank raised shares of Mosaic from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a $36.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Mosaic from $28.00 to $27.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $31.13.

Mosaic Stock Performance

MOS opened at $27.15 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.78. Mosaic has a 1 year low of $22.36 and a 1 year high of $38.23. The company has a market capitalization of $8.62 billion, a PE ratio of 16.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.97.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The basic materials company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.26). Mosaic had a net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 5.80%. The business had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.45 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Mosaic will post 2.04 EPS for the current year.

Mosaic Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. Mosaic’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 52.07%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mosaic

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Mosaic by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 39,123,171 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $942,477,000 after purchasing an additional 461,524 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Mosaic by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 13,407,136 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $322,979,000 after acquiring an additional 830,985 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Mosaic by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,174,708 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $317,379,000 after acquiring an additional 240,146 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Mosaic by 28.9% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,840,398 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $285,235,000 after acquiring an additional 2,653,969 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Mosaic by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,479,395 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $203,916,000 after acquiring an additional 63,822 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.54% of the company’s stock.

More Mosaic News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mosaic this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target to $30 from $28 and kept a neutral rating — a modest bullish signal that implies roughly 9.8% upside versus recent levels. This provides near-term support for the stock. Mizuho raises PT to $30
• Positive Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha piece argues Mosaic is “cheap” and remains a buy, which can attract value-oriented investors looking past near-term weakness. Seeking Alpha bullish view
• Neutral Sentiment: Mosaic published its Q4 earnings presentation (investor deck) — useful for modelling and guidance clarity but not market-moving by itself relative to the analyst actions below. Q4 earnings presentation
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan downgraded MOS to Underweight and cut its target to $24 — the most bearish broker action listed and a direct negative catalyst that could pressure the stock. JPMorgan downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Morgan Stanley trimmed its price target to $28 from $35 while keeping an Equal Weight rating — a sizable cut in valuation expectations that likely weighs on investor sentiment. Morgan Stanley cuts PT
• Negative Sentiment: RBC lowered its target to $28 from $29 (sector perform) — a small but additional downward revision among brokers. RBC cuts PT
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks and other coverage flag that Mosaic’s Q4 missed EPS and revenue estimates, driven by weaker phosphate margins and volume dynamics — the earnings miss is a fundamental negative that likely prompted some analyst downgrades. Zacks: Q4 miss

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.