The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) Stock Holdings Lifted by V Square Quantitative Management LLC

V Square Quantitative Management LLC raised its position in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) by 39.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,338 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,361 shares during the quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC’s holdings in Mosaic were worth $241,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Highlander Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Mosaic by 515.4% during the 1st quarter. Highlander Capital Management LLC now owns 800 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 670 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Mosaic during the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Mosaic during the 1st quarter valued at $50,000. Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 342.8% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,625 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 1,258 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter valued at $95,000. 77.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Mosaic Stock Performance

Shares of MOS traded down $0.33 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $27.77. 1,253,994 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,512,963. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $28.27 and its 200 day moving average is $30.03. The stock has a market cap of $8.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 1.16. The Mosaic Company has a 1-year low of $26.09 and a 1-year high of $40.67.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.12). Mosaic had a return on equity of 8.23% and a net margin of 6.07%. The business had revenue of $2.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.04 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 17.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that The Mosaic Company will post 2.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MOS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 6th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 9th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $34.00 to $33.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 3rd. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Mosaic from $42.00 to $39.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 13th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $30.00 price target on shares of Mosaic in a report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $35.92.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Kelvin R. Westbrook sold 12,666 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.32, for a total value of $346,035.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 34,359 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $938,687.88. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.86% of the company’s stock.

Mosaic Company Profile

The Mosaic Company, through its subsidiaries, produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Phosphates, Potash, and Mosaic Fertilizantes. It owns and operates mines, which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients, such as diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, and ammoniated phosphate products; and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients primarily under the Biofos and Nexfos brand names, as well as produces a double sulfate of potash magnesia product under K-Mag brand name.