EntryPoint Capital LLC Purchases Shares of 23,704 The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS)

EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 23,704 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $583,000.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its stake in shares of Mosaic by 110.8% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,117 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 587 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Tobam bought a new position in Mosaic during the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Mosaic in the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Mosaic by 180,900.0% during the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,810 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 1,809 shares during the last quarter. 77.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Mosaic Price Performance

Shares of MOS stock opened at $27.64 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The Mosaic Company has a 12-month low of $22.48 and a 12-month high of $33.44. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $26.56 and a 200-day moving average of $26.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.34.

Mosaic Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 5th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.18%. Mosaic’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 160.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on MOS shares. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Mosaic from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Mosaic in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Mosaic from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $26.00 to $29.00 in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Mosaic from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price objective on Mosaic from $29.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mosaic currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.67.

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.