The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) Shares Sold by Terril Brothers Inc.

Terril Brothers Inc. reduced its stake in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) by 9.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 128,920 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 13,430 shares during the quarter. Mosaic comprises approximately 1.0% of Terril Brothers Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Terril Brothers Inc.’s holdings in Mosaic were worth $3,169,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its position in Mosaic by 110.8% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,117 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 587 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Tobam purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Mosaic by 180,900.0% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,810 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 1,809 shares in the last quarter. 77.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Mosaic Trading Down 4.7 %

MOS opened at $23.90 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $26.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $26.46. The Mosaic Company has a 1-year low of $23.05 and a 1-year high of $33.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.34.

Mosaic Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.68%. This is a positive change from Mosaic’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. Mosaic’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 77.88%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MOS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on shares of Mosaic in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Mosaic from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $30.00 target price on shares of Mosaic in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. CIBC began coverage on shares of Mosaic in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $55.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Mosaic from $40.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $33.80.

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.