The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) Shares Sold by Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd

Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd decreased its stake in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) by 10.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 26,340 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 3,234 shares during the period. Mosaic makes up 0.3% of Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Mosaic were worth $761,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOS. Highlander Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Mosaic by 515.4% in the 1st quarter. Highlander Capital Management LLC now owns 800 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 670 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in Mosaic in the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Mosaic in the 1st quarter valued at $50,000. Quarry LP lifted its stake in shares of Mosaic by 342.8% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,625 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 1,258 shares during the period. Finally, Creekmur Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Mosaic during the fourth quarter worth $95,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Mosaic from $29.00 to $28.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 11th. Scotiabank dropped their price target on shares of Mosaic from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 6th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Mosaic from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 9th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Mosaic in a report on Monday. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on Mosaic from $39.00 to $32.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Mosaic presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.33.

Insider Activity at Mosaic

In related news, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 39,748 shares of Mosaic stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.96, for a total value of $1,111,354.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 136,682 shares in the company, valued at $3,821,628.72. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Mosaic news, Director Kelvin R. Westbrook sold 12,666 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.32, for a total transaction of $346,035.12. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 34,359 shares in the company, valued at $938,687.88. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Walter F. Precourt III sold 39,748 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.96, for a total transaction of $1,111,354.08. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 136,682 shares in the company, valued at $3,821,628.72. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Mosaic Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of Mosaic stock traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $27.72. 3,367,860 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,504,856. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The Mosaic Company has a twelve month low of $26.09 and a twelve month high of $40.67. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $29.99. The company has a market cap of $8.92 billion, a PE ratio of 11.79, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.41.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.12). The business had revenue of $2.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.90 billion. Mosaic had a return on equity of 8.23% and a net margin of 6.07%. Mosaic’s revenue for the quarter was down 17.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.04 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that The Mosaic Company will post 2.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Mosaic

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.