Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 34.59x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.36. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for MOS is 316.38M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.73% of that float. On September 23, 2024, the average trading volume of MOS was 3.82M shares.
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MOS) stock’s latest price update
Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS)’s stock price has plunge by -4.38relation to previous closing price of 26.73. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -3.15% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. accesswire.com reported 2024-09-16 that TAMPA, FL / ACCESSWIRE / September 16, 2024 / The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) today announces Potash and Phosphate operations sustained operational challenges that are expected to reduce production volumes and shipments in the third quarter of 2024. In Potash, Mosaic has encountered electrical equipment failures impacting both the Esterhazy and Colonsay mines.
MOS’s Market Performance
Mosaic Company (MOS) has experienced a -3.15% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -8.45% drop in the past month, and a -8.06% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.07%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.79% for MOS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.70% for MOS’s stock, with a -16.29% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MOS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MOS stocks, with Wolfe Research repeating the rating for MOS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for MOS in the upcoming period, according to Wolfe Research is $39 based on the research report published on March 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MOS reach a price target of $32, previously predicting the price at $42. The rating they have provided for MOS stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on February 29th, 2024.
Scotiabank gave a rating of “Sector Outperform” to MOS, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on February 22nd of the current year.
MOS Trading at -7.89% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MOS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -37.01% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.79%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.07%, as shares sank -8.06% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.01% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MOS fell by -3.15%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -29.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $26.71. In addition, Mosaic Company saw -28.46% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MOS starting from Precourt Walter F. III, who sale 39,748 shares at the price of $27.96 back on Aug 13 ’24. After this action, Precourt Walter F. III now owns 136,682 shares of Mosaic Company, valued at $1,111,478 using the latest closing price.
WESTBROOK KELVIN R, the Director of Mosaic Company, sale 12,666 shares at $27.32 during a trade that took place back on Aug 12 ’24, which means that WESTBROOK KELVIN R is holding 34,359 shares at $346,042 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MOS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.15 for the gross margin
The net margin for Mosaic Company stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 2.03, with 1.07 for asset returns.
Based on Mosaic Company (MOS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.27 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.46. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.36. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.81.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.28 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.45. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.0. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.57for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.54. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.16.
Conclusion
To sum up, Mosaic Company (MOS) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
