Savant Capital LLC Has $2.94 Million Stake in The Mosaic Company $MOS

Savant Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) by 267.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 84,667 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 61,621 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Mosaic were worth $2,936,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Mosaic by 172.5% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 684 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 433 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Mosaic by 169.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 956 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 601 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 650.0% during the second quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 750 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 650 shares during the period. Rexford Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Mosaic in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in Mosaic by 1,819.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 806 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 764 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.54% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MOS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Scotiabank raised Mosaic from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a $36.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Barclays dropped their target price on Mosaic from $35.00 to $31.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. UBS Group reduced their price target on Mosaic from $38.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Mosaic from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Mosaic from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Mosaic currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $31.50.

Mosaic Stock Performance

Shares of MOS stock opened at $28.70 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $25.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $29.32. The Mosaic Company has a one year low of $22.36 and a one year high of $38.23. The stock has a market cap of $9.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.40.

Mosaic Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. Mosaic’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.80%.

About Mosaic

Mosaic Co is one of the world’s leading producers and marketers of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. The company’s primary business activities center on the extraction, processing and distribution of phosphate rock, phosphate-based fertilizers and potash products. These core nutrients are essential components in modern agriculture, supporting crop yields and soil health across a range of farming applications.

In its phosphate segment, Mosaic operates mining and production facilities that convert phosphate rock into concentrated phosphates, finished phosphate fertilizers and feed phosphates for animal nutrition.