Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.24x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for MOS is 1.36. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 12 rating it as “hold,” and 3 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for MOS is 316.38M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.86% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MOS on October 01, 2024 was 3.74M shares.
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MOS) stock’s latest price update
Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.89 compared to its previous closing price of 27.02. However, the company has seen a gain of 5.68% in its stock price over the last five trading days. accesswire.com reported 2024-09-30 that TAMPA, FL / ACCESSWIRE / September 30, 2024 / The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) today provided an update on the impact of Hurricane Helene to North American Phosphates operations. The Tampa port, which was closed ahead of the hurricane, was reopened Sunday.
MOS’s Market Performance
Mosaic Company (MOS) has experienced a 5.68% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a -6.40% drop in the past month, and a -4.22% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.34%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.06% for MOS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.87% for MOS’s stock, with a simple moving average of -11.45% for the last 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 -2.07% 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 -30.08% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.06%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.34%, as shares sank -6.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.65% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MOS rose by +5.68%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -22.98% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $25.94. In addition, Mosaic Company saw -25.05% 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 1.04. 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
In conclusion, Mosaic Company (MOS) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bearish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “sell” and others rating it 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.
