Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for Mosaic Q4 Earnings

The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Mosaic in a research report issued on Monday, November 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.63. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Mosaic’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Mosaic’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.67 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.89 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Mosaic in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $28.00 price target on the stock. Scotiabank raised their target price on Mosaic from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Mosaic from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $37.00 to $26.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Mosaic in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their price objective on Mosaic from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $33.08.

Mosaic Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE MOS opened at $24.67 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $30.69 and its 200 day moving average is $33.31. Mosaic has a 52 week low of $22.36 and a 52 week high of $38.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The company has a market cap of $7.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.36, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.00.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.01. Mosaic had a return on equity of 4.74% and a net margin of 8.35%.The firm had revenue of $3.45 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.87 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.34 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Mosaic Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. Mosaic’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.80%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Mosaic by 7.6% during the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 41,068 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,109,000 after purchasing an additional 2,889 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its stake in Mosaic by 37.3% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 16,137 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $436,000 after purchasing an additional 4,382 shares in the last quarter. Csenge Advisory Group purchased a new stake in Mosaic during the 1st quarter valued at about $203,000. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky increased its stake in Mosaic by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 24,488 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $662,000 after purchasing an additional 881 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its holdings in Mosaic by 21.9% in the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,942,263 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $52,461,000 after buying an additional 348,349 shares during the last quarter. 77.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Mosaic Company Profile

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.