Deeper Dive: Understanding Mosaic Company (MOS) Through its Various Ratios

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The price of Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) closed at $30.29 in the last session, down -0.43% from day before closing price of $30.42. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.97 million shares were traded. MOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.26.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at MOS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.26 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.70. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.57 and its Current Ratio is at 1.22. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wolfe Research on March 01, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $39.

On February 29, 2024, Piper Sandler Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $42 to $32.

Scotiabank Upgraded its Sector Perform to Sector Outperform on February 22, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $40.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MOS now has a Market Capitalization of 9743960064 and an Enterprise Value of 13932457984. As of this moment, Mosaic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.017 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.96.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for MOS is 1.52, which has changed by -0.3241856 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2160933 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MOS has reached a high of $47.58, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $29.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.53%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, MOS traded on average about 5.00M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3848260 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 324.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 319.57M. Insiders hold about 0.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.39% stake in the company. Shares short for MOS as of 1711584000 were 5098292 with a Short Ratio of 1.02, compared to 1709164800 on 3170807. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5098292 and a Short% of Float of 2.15.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for MOS is 0.81, which was 0.8 in the trailing 12 months. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.13. The current Payout Ratio is 22.88% for MOS, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-03-06 with an ex-dividend date of 1717545600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1995-12-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The current rating of Mosaic Company (MOS) is the result of assessments by 14 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.66 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.94 and a low estimate of $0.39, while EPS last year was $1.14. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.82, with high estimates of $1.13 and low estimates of $0.57.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.68 and $2.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.02. EPS for the following year is $2.92, with 16 analysts recommending between $3.75 and $1.61.

Revenue Estimates

According to 12 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.89B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.06B to a low estimate of $2.7B. As of the current estimate, Mosaic Company’s year-ago sales were $3.6B, an estimated decrease of -19.90% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.08B, a decrease of -9.30% over than the figure of -$19.90% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $3.3B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.88B.

A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MOS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $14.7B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $10.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.5B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $13.7B, down -8.80% from the average estimate. Based on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.21B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.18B and the low estimate is $10.16B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is down -2.30% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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