Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.72 in relation to its previous close of 29.13. However, the company has experienced a 8.93% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-23 that Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Is It Worth Investing in Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) Right Now?
Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.86x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for MOS is 1.10. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for MOS is 315.03M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.66% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MOS on April 28, 2025 was 5.91M shares.
MOS’s Market Performance
The stock of Mosaic Company (MOS) has seen a 8.93% increase in the past week, with a 7.82% rise in the past month, and a 5.86% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.15%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.82% for MOS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 12.10% for MOS stock, with a simple moving average of 11.15% for the last 200 days.
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 13.33% 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 -8.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.82%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.15%, as shares surge +8.88% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.26% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MOS rose by +9.08%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.59% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $26.43. In addition, Mosaic Company saw 20.55% 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 0.89. 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
In conclusion, Mosaic Company (MOS) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
