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Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) closed the day trading at $26.14 down -3.01% from the previous closing price of $26.95. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.17 million shares were traded. MOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.34.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MOS, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.55. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.49 and its Current Ratio is at 1.19. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.36 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 the company, Barclays on January 21, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $27 from $30 previously.
On January 13, 2025, Piper Sandler Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $26 to $30.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 8560536064 and an Enterprise Value of 12432547840. As of this moment, Mosaic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.085 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.515.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MOS is 1.33, which has changed by -0.10583943 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20652604 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 $23.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.73%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MOS traded about 4.60M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MOS traded about 4736570 shares per day. A total of 317.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 314.97M. Insiders hold about 0.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.42% stake in the company. Shares short for MOS as of 1738281600 were 9607140 with a Short Ratio of 2.09, compared to 1735603200 on 8960778. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9607140 and a Short% of Float of 3.46.
Dividends & Splits
MOS’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.84, up from 0.83 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030797772The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.51. The current Payout Ratio is 22.88% for MOS, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-05 with an ex-dividend date of 1741219200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1995-12-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
