Brokers Set Expectations for Mosaic’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:MOS)

The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Mosaic in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, June 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.41 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.43. The consensus estimate for Mosaic’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Mosaic’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on MOS. CIBC increased their price objective on Mosaic from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on Mosaic from $33.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $40.00 price objective (up from $33.00) on shares of Mosaic in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Mosaic from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Mosaic from $28.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.58.

Mosaic Stock Performance

Shares of Mosaic stock opened at $35.47 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $33.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.55. Mosaic has a fifty-two week low of $22.36 and a fifty-two week high of $37.69. The firm has a market cap of $11.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.14.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.04. Mosaic had a net margin of 3.32% and a return on equity of 4.91%. The firm had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.65 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Transactions at Mosaic

In other Mosaic news, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 18,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.73, for a total value of $643,140.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 128,546 shares in the company, valued at $4,592,948.58. This represents a 12.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mosaic

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Mosaic by 169.3% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 956 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 601 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the first quarter worth $26,000. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new stake in Mosaic in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Mosaic by 102.3% in the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,062 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 537 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Mosaic in the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors own 77.54% of the company’s stock.

About Mosaic

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.