In the past week, MOS stock has gone down by -4.11%, with a monthly gain of 9.19% and a quarterly plunge of -1.22%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.30%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.88% for Mosaic Company The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.64% for MOS’s stock, with a simple moving average of -2.60% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) is 23.66x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MOS is 1.35. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MOS is 315.12M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.05% of that float. On February 03, 2025, MOS’s average trading volume was 4.49M shares.
MOS) stock’s latest price update
Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -3.77 compared to its previous closing price of 27.89. However, the company has seen a fall of -4.11% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-01 that This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields about 3.67%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks each, from moderate to high yields of up to 8%.
Analysts’ Opinion of MOS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MOS stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for MOS by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for MOS in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $27 based on the research report published on January 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MOS reach a price target of $30, previously predicting the price at $26. The rating they have provided for MOS stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 13th, 2025.
CIBC gave a rating of “Neutral” to MOS, setting the target price at $55 in the report published on December 10th of the previous year.
MOS Trading at 2.83% 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 -19.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.88%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.30%, as shares surge +11.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.19% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MOS fell by -3.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -10.75% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $27.03. In addition, Mosaic Company saw 9.19% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MOS starting from Ricard Corrine D., who proposed sale 2,793 shares at the price of $25.97 back on Nov 21 ’24. After this action, Ricard Corrine D. now owns shares of Mosaic Company, valued at $72,548 using the latest closing price.
Precourt Walter F. III, the SVP – Chief Admin Officer of Mosaic Company, sale 39,748 shares at $27.96 during a trade that took place back on Aug 13 ’24, which means that Precourt Walter F. III is holding 136,682 shares at $1,111,478 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
- 0.16 for the gross margin
The net margin for Mosaic Company stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 3.11, with 1.62 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 0.38. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.36. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.81.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.57 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.97. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.1. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.11for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.19.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Mosaic Company (MOS) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
