Russell Investments Group Ltd. Boosts Stock Holdings in The Mosaic Company $MOS

Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its position in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS - Free Report) by 6.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,195,336 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 73,749 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned about 0.38% of Mosaic worth $43,603,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOS. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Mosaic by 172.5% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 684 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 433 shares in the last quarter. Bangor Savings Bank acquired a new position in Mosaic during the second quarter worth $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in Mosaic by 169.3% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 956 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 601 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its position in Mosaic by 650.0% in the second quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 750 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 650 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. acquired a new stake in Mosaic in the second quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.54% of the company's stock.

Mosaic Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE MOS opened at $24.60 on Friday. The firm's 50-day moving average is $29.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $32.87. The company has a market capitalization of $7.81 billion, a PE ratio of 8.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.00. The Mosaic Company has a 12-month low of $22.36 and a 12-month high of $38.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.44.

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Mosaic (NYSE:MOS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $3.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.87 billion. Mosaic had a net margin of 8.35% and a return on equity of 4.74%. The company's revenue was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.34 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that The Mosaic Company will post 2.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mosaic Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. Mosaic's payout ratio is 22.80%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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MOS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Mosaic in a research note on Tuesday. CIBC decreased their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 6th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Mosaic from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Mosaic from $49.00 to $43.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Mosaic from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, September 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $33.08.

Read Our Latest Report on MOS

Mosaic 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.

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