Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) Cut to Strong Sell at Freedom Capital

Freedom Capital lowered shares of Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a report released on Thursday morning,Zacks.com reports.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on MOS. Wolfe Research cut their price objective on Mosaic from $37.00 to $36.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price target on Mosaic from $43.00 to $35.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Bank of America cut Mosaic from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $30.00 in a report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Mosaic from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Mosaic from $36.00 to $35.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $30.75.

Mosaic Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MOS opened at $23.65 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $28.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.15. Mosaic has a 52 week low of $22.36 and a 52 week high of $38.23. The stock has a market cap of $7.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.99, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.95.

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). The business had revenue of $2.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.02 billion. Mosaic had a return on equity of 5.80% and a net margin of 4.49%.The business’s revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.45 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Mosaic will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mosaic Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. Mosaic’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 52.07%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of MOS. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Mosaic by 169.3% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 956 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 601 shares during the last quarter. Rexford Capital Inc. acquired a new position in Mosaic during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. True Wealth Design LLC raised its stake in Mosaic by 1,819.0% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 806 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 764 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in Mosaic during the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mosaic in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. 77.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Mosaic News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Mosaic this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Unusual bullish options flow — investors bought roughly 46,424 MOS call options (about 189% above typical daily volume), signaling speculative bullish positioning or hedging interest that could support short-term upside or volatility in the shares.
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the downgrade, the new analyst price target still implies meaningful upside — Bank of America’s target sits at $30 (roughly mid‑teens to 20s % above the recent trade), which may limit how negative some investors react if the company’s fundamentals stabilize. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Bank of America downgraded MOS from Buy to Neutral and trimmed its price target (citing a tougher backdrop for margin expansion in the phosphate business), directly triggering investor concern about near-term profitability. Proactive Investors
• Negative Sentiment: Freedom Capital downgraded MOS from Hold to Strong Sell, adding to the downward pressure from the sell‑side and increasing selling momentum. Zacks
• Negative Sentiment: Widespread media coverage of the downgrades and the resulting share decline has driven additional selling interest and broader attention from market scanners. MSN

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.