Savant Capital LLC Trims Stock Holdings in The Mosaic Company $MOS

Savant Capital LLC lowered its holdings in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOSFree Report) by 80.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 16,512 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 68,155 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Mosaic were worth $398,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MOS. Dorsey Wright & Associates bought a new position in shares of Mosaic during the third quarter worth about $4,170,000. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC grew its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 87.5% during the fourth quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 376,905 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $9,080,000 after buying an additional 175,914 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 55.6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,606,609 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $55,717,000 after buying an additional 574,352 shares in the last quarter. Algert Global LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 26.3% during the third quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 380,138 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $13,183,000 after buying an additional 79,222 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new position in shares of Mosaic during the fourth quarter worth about $1,302,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.54% of the company’s stock.

Mosaic Stock Down 2.8%

MOS stock opened at $22.27 on Friday. 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of $23.77 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $25.47. The company has a market cap of $7.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 171.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.79. The Mosaic Company has a twelve month low of $20.89 and a twelve month high of $38.23.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOSGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The basic materials company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.15). The company had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.93 billion. Mosaic had a net margin of 0.36% and a return on equity of 4.66%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.49 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that The Mosaic Company will post 0.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on MOS shares. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Mosaic from $25.00 to $22.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Mosaic from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 11th. Berenberg Bank decreased their price objective on Mosaic from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Mosaic from $24.00 to $19.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Wolfe Research decreased their price objective on Mosaic from $37.00 to $36.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $27.47.

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Mosaic Company Profile

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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.

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