The Mosaic Company
About: Formed in 2004 by the combination of IMC Global and Cargill's fertilizer business, Mosaic is one of the largest phosphate and potash producers in the world. The company's assets include phosphate rock mines in Florida, Brazil, and Peru and potash mines in Saskatchewan, New Mexico, and Brazil. Mosaic also runs a large fertilizer distribution operation in Brazil through its Mosaic Fertilizantes business, which the company acquired from Vale in 2018.
Employees: 14,049
0
Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q3] → 5 (+2) [Q4]
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $267M | Put options by funds: $219M
2.07% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.63% [Q3] → 85.69% (+2.07%) [Q4]
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 94
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 622 [Q3] → 595 (-27) [Q4]
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.14B [Q3] → $6.7B (-$441M) [Q4]
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 184 | Existing positions reduced: 241
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$27
5%
upside
Avg. target
$30
16%
upside
High target
$33
28%
upside
4 analyst ratings
0 positive
0%
3 neutral
75%
1 negative
25%
Piper Sandler Charles Neivert 39% 1-year accuracy 17 / 44 met price target | 28%upside $33 | Neutral Maintained | 27 Jan 2025 |
Barclays Benjamin Theurer 42% 1-year accuracy 14 / 33 met price target | 5%upside $27 | Underweight Downgraded | 21 Jan 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Nigel Dally 100% 1-year accuracy 9 / 9 met price target | 16%upside $30 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 13 Jan 2025 |
CIBC Hamir Patel 25% 1-year accuracy 1 / 4 met price target | 16%upside $30 | Neutral Assumed | 10 Dec 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about MOS published over the past 30 days
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Analysts Estimate Mosaic (MOS) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
Mosaic (MOS) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Positive
MarketBeat
1 week ago
3 Stocks With Unusual Call Option Volume: Opportunities On Watch
When retail investors prepare to identify the best opportunities in the market, they typically look to the momentum and buying activity coming from Wall Street analysts and other professional investors or traders. With this in mind, a few indicators apart from normal stock buying activity mean infinitely more as far as a breakout signal.
Neutral
Accesswire
2 weeks ago
Mosaic Announces Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Results Dates
TAMPA, FL / ACCESS Newswire / February 6, 2025 / The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) plans to release fourth quarter 2024 earnings results on Thursday, February 27th, after close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The company will issue a news wire alert when earnings materials are publicly available on the company's website.
Neutral
Accesswire
2 weeks ago
The Mosaic Company to Host 2025 Analyst Day
TAMPA, FL / ACCESS Newswire / February 4, 2025 / The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) will host an Analyst Day on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 in New York City. Members of executive management will present the company's business performance, outlook, and strategic and capital allocation priorities.
Negative
Market Watch
2 weeks ago
20 stocks leading the stock-market plunge on Monday as Trump brings down the tariff hammer
Among the S&P 500, 91% of stocks showed early declines following President Trump's announcements of tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
5 Relatively Secure And Cheap Dividend Stocks, Yields Upto 8% (February 2025)
This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields about 3.67%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks each, from moderate to high yields of up to 8%.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Here's Why You Should Add Mosaic Stock to Your Portfolio
MOS gains on strong demand for phosphate and potash on favorable agricultural conditions and actions to reduce costs.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Are Investors Undervaluing The Mosaic Company (MOS) Right Now?
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Here Is Why Bargain Hunters Would Love Fast-paced Mover Mosaic (MOS)
Mosaic (MOS) could be a great choice for investors looking to buy stocks that have gained strong momentum recently but are still trading at reasonable prices. It is one of the several stocks that made it through our 'Fast-Paced Momentum at a Bargain' screen.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Mosaic to Sell Its Phosphate Mining Unit in Brazil to Fosfatados
MOS decides to sell its Phosphate Mining Unit in Patos de Minas, Brazil, to Fosfatados to redeploy capital to high-returning areas.
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