The stock of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) decreased by -$1.08 on Monday to finish at $40.61, down -2.59 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 3,005,880 shares of common stock traded. 16 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a fall of -$3.26. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 3,782,710, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 4,093,422.
MOS stock appreciated 13.63% since last month. On 07/17/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $35.70. The stock touched a high of $62.83 on 03/03/23, after rallying from a low of $31.44 in 52 weeks. The price of MOS stock has declined by -6.94% or -$3.26 this year, reaching a new high 16 times. Still, the stock price is down -35.36% from the 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
The Mosaic Company (MOS) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 6.41. Beta for the stock is 1.51. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.80, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.09, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 7.72.
Company paid $0.20 per share in dividends, a decrease of -60.0% from $0.50 last year. A $0.30 dividend decrease was reported on Thursday March 9 2023.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, The Mosaic Company’s quick ratio was 0.50, while its current ratio was 1.20, indicating its inability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 0.20, and the total debt to equity ratio is 0.29. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 22.10% percent. The Mosaic Company’s EBITDA margin for the year ended June 29 was 33.81%, whereas its operating margin stood at 16.50% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $5.76 billion and revenue of $19.13 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. MOS’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 9.30%. There was a 22.70% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 18.10%.
Earnings Surprise
According to The Mosaic Company’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A lower net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $3.39 billion, while revenues fell by -58.31% to $3.6 billion. It was predicted that The Mosaic Company’s quarterly earnings would be $1.04, but it ended up being $1.12, beating the consensus by -7.10%. EBITDA was $636.6 million for the quarter. At the end of The Mosaic Company’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 10.58 billion, while its total debt was $3.84 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $332.28 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at The Mosaic Company’s (MOS) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 14 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 51.95%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 22.23% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 61.97% and 75.27% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 1.25. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 45.14%, the RSI (14) reading is 57.03%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at -0.11, and the 14-day reading is at 0.27.
Analyst Ratings
The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) was downgraded by Barclays to a an Underweight rating in its latest research report. The stock was previously rated as a an Equal weight. Analysts have assigned The Mosaic Company (MOS) an Hold rating. MOS is a stock that is recommended for selling by 3 brokerage firms, while 15 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 0 rates it overweight and 5 others recommend it as a buy.
What is MOS’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $32.00 and $55.00, with a median target price of $41.00. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for The Mosaic Company (MOS) is $43.22.
