Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) Given New $28.00 Price Target at Morgan Stanley

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) had its price objective reduced by Morgan Stanley from $35.00 to $28.00 in a research note published on Thursday morning,MarketScreener reports. They currently have an equal weight rating on the basic materials company’s stock.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on MOS. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $43.00 to $35.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Mosaic in a research report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Mosaic from $38.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 12th. Scotiabank upgraded Mosaic from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a $36.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, HSBC lowered their target price on Mosaic from $35.00 to $26.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $31.13.

Mosaic Stock Performance

Shares of MOS stock opened at $27.15 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $27.13 and a 200 day 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.97.

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

Mosaic Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. Mosaic’s dividend payout ratio is presently 52.07%.

Institutional Trading of Mosaic

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MOS. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Mosaic by 1.2% during 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 boosted its holdings in 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 worth $322,979,000 after buying an additional 830,985 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Mosaic by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,174,708 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $317,379,000 after buying an additional 240,146 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Mosaic by 28.9% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,840,398 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $285,235,000 after buying an additional 2,653,969 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $203,916,000 after acquiring an additional 63,822 shares during the last quarter. 77.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Mosaic

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

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.