The Mosaic Company $MOS is Terril Brothers Inc.’s 10th Largest Position

Terril Brothers Inc. grew its holdings in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) by 347.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 761,960 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 591,565 shares during the period. Mosaic accounts for approximately 4.8% of Terril Brothers Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Terril Brothers Inc.’s holdings in Mosaic were worth $18,356,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in MOS. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 632.6% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,447,324 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $291,348,000 after buying an additional 7,294,205 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 102.3% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,701,610 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $267,092,000 after buying an additional 3,894,947 shares during the last quarter. Merewether Investment Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic in the second quarter valued at about $72,380,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 11.4% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 12,576,151 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $436,140,000 after buying an additional 1,285,883 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 60.1% in the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 3,237,903 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $112,290,000 after buying an additional 1,215,063 shares during the last quarter. 77.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Mosaic Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of Mosaic stock opened at $22.65 on Wednesday. The Mosaic Company has a 52-week low of $20.89 and a 52-week high of $38.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $24.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.59. The firm has a market cap of $7.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 174.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 0.79.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The basic materials company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.15). Mosaic had a return on equity of 4.66% and a net margin of 0.36%.The firm had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.93 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.49 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that The Mosaic Company will post 0.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Mosaic Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. Mosaic’s dividend payout ratio is presently 676.92%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on MOS shares. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Mosaic from $25.00 to $22.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Mosaic from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price target on shares of Mosaic from $35.00 to $33.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Mosaic from $24.00 to $19.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Barclays dropped 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. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Mosaic has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $27.65.

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.