The stock of Mosaic Company (MOS) has gone up by 4.15% for the week, with a 7.26% rise in the past month and a 13.80% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.75%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.61% for MOS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.13% for MOS’s stock, with a 2.95% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) Right Now?
Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 50.23x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.05. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MOS is 314.74M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.89% of that float. On March 25, 2025, the average trading volume of MOS was 5.60M shares.
MOS) stock’s latest price update
Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS)’s stock price has dropped by -0.72 in relation to previous closing price of 27.83. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 4.15% in its stock price over the last five trading days. accessnewswire.com reported 2025-03-20 that TAMPA, FL / ACCESS Newswire / March 20, 2025 / The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share on the Company’s common stock. The dividend will be paid on June 19, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 5, 2025.
Analysts’ Opinion of MOS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MOS stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for MOS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for MOS in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $33 based on the research report published on March 20, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MOS reach a price target of $33, previously predicting the price at $27. The rating they have provided for MOS stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on March 19th, 2025.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to MOS, setting the target price at $31 in the report published on March 13th of the current year.
MOS Trading at 4.20% 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 -17.36% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.75%, as shares surge +9.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +11.95% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MOS rose by +4.15%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -7.13% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $25.55. In addition, Mosaic Company saw 12.41% 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:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.14 for the gross margin
The net margin for Mosaic Company stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 1.47, with 0.76 for asset returns.
Based on Mosaic Company (MOS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.53. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.57 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.29. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.84. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.99for 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 1.08.
Conclusion
To sum up, Mosaic Company (MOS) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” 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.
