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The price of Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) closed at $27.63 in the last session, down -0.72% from day before closing price of $27.83. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.53 million shares were traded. MOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.1195 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.36.
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 30.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 184.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.47 and its Current Ratio is at 1.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
On March 19, 2025, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $27 to $33.
On March 13, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $31.Goldman initiated its Buy rating on March 13, 2025, with a $31 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 21 ’24 when Ricard Corrine D. bought 2,793 shares for $25.97 per share.
Precourt Walter F. III sold 39,748 shares of MOS for $1,111,478 on Aug 13 ’24. The SVP – Chief Admin Officer now owns 136,682 shares after completing the transaction at $27.96 per share. On Aug 12 ’24, another insider, WESTBROOK KELVIN R, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 12,666 shares for $27.32 each. As a result, the insider received 346,042 and left with 34,359 shares of the company.
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 8757024768 and an Enterprise Value of 13066331136. As of this moment, Mosaic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 50.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 24.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.79 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.175 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.432.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MOS is 1.05, which has changed by -0.09409839 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MOS has reached a high of $33.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.48. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.95%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MOS traded on average about 5.60M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5893950 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 316.93M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 314.74M. Insiders hold about 0.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.82% stake in the company. Shares short for MOS as of 1740700800 were 9081913 with a Short Ratio of 1.62, compared to 1738281600 on 9607140. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9081913 and a Short% of Float of 3.27.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MOS is 0.85, which was 0.85 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03054258The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.56. The current Payout Ratio is 154.02% for MOS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-06 with an ex-dividend date of 1749081600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1995-12-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
