Versor Investments LP Has $1.06 Million Position in The Mosaic Company $MOS

Versor Investments LP boosted its stake in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) by 396.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 44,006 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 35,141 shares during the quarter. Versor Investments LP’s holdings in Mosaic were worth $1,060,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Mosaic by 27.8% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,749 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares during the period. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Mosaic by 54.3% in the 3rd quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC now owns 1,157 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 407 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Mosaic by 57.6% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,135 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 415 shares during the period. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. raised its stake in Mosaic by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 47,593 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,651,000 after buying an additional 432 shares during the period. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its stake in Mosaic by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 6,853 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $238,000 after buying an additional 456 shares during the period. 77.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce set a $25.00 price objective on Mosaic in a report on Tuesday. Wolfe Research reduced their target price on Mosaic from $37.00 to $36.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Mosaic from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Freedom Capital lowered Mosaic from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Mosaic from $24.00 to $19.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.25.

Mosaic Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MOS opened at $22.39 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.02. The Mosaic Company has a 1-year low of $21.17 and a 1-year high of $38.23. The firm has a market cap of $7.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 172.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The basic materials company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.15). The firm had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.93 billion. Mosaic had a net margin of 0.36% and a return on equity of 4.66%. Mosaic’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.49 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that The Mosaic Company will post 1.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Mosaic Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Mosaic’s dividend payout ratio is currently 52.07%.

Key Mosaic News

Here are the key news stories impacting Mosaic this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue for the quarter came in above Wall Street expectations and rose 14.4% year over year, helped by stronger fertilizer pricing. Mosaic Analysts Slash Their Forecasts After Q1 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs still has a Buy rating on Mosaic, even after trimming its price target to $28 from $31, suggesting some analysts still see meaningful upside. Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) Price Target Lowered to $28.00 at The Goldman Sachs Group
• Neutral Sentiment: Mosaic announced first-quarter 2026 results and presented earnings-call materials, giving investors more detail on management’s outlook and operational challenges. The Mosaic Company: Mosaic Announces First Quarter 2026 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Mizuho cut its price target to $24 and kept a Neutral rating, reflecting a more cautious but not outright bearish stance. Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) Price Target Cut to $24.00 by Analysts at Mizuho
• Negative Sentiment: First-quarter EPS was $0.05, far below the $0.20 consensus, and the company reported a loss as higher input costs hurt margins. Mosaic (MOS) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Mosaic said surging sulfuric acid prices are pressuring operations, prompting it to withdraw phosphate production guidance and limit capital spending for the year. Mosaic Swings to Loss on Surging Sulfuric Acid Prices
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan cut its price target to $19 and maintained an Underweight rating, signaling concerns that the shares could still fall from current levels. Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) Given New $19.00 Price Target at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Mosaic Company Profile

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.