Caxton Associates LLP Buys Shares of 90,121 The Mosaic Company $MOS

Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in shares of The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 90,121 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,298,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Mosaic by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 39,123,171 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $942,477,000 after purchasing an additional 461,524 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Mosaic by 6.2% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 14,240,050 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $363,110,000 after purchasing an additional 832,914 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Mosaic by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,174,708 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $317,379,000 after purchasing an additional 240,146 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Mosaic by 28.9% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,840,398 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $285,235,000 after purchasing an additional 2,653,969 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Mosaic by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,479,395 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $203,916,000 after purchasing an additional 63,822 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.54% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Mosaic

Here are the key news stories impacting Mosaic this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research upgraded Mosaic from “strong sell” to “hold,” suggesting the recent outlook is less bearish than before. Zacks.com
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts’ overall rating picture is now averaging to “Hold,” indicating Wall Street remains cautious but not uniformly negative. American Banking News article
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research lowered Mosaic’s FY2026 EPS estimate to $0.75 from $0.86, signaling weaker expected near-term profitability. Zacks.com
• Negative Sentiment: FY2027 and FY2028 estimates were also cut, along with multiple quarterly forecasts for 2026–2028, reinforcing concerns about earnings momentum. Zacks.com

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on MOS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Mosaic from $24.00 to $19.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on shares of Mosaic in a research note on Friday, June 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $30.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Mosaic from $27.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Mosaic from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce set a $25.00 price target on shares of Mosaic in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.11.

Mosaic Stock Up 0.3%

MOS opened at $22.36 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The firm has a market cap of $7.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 171.97, a PEG ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.82. The Mosaic Company has a 52 week low of $19.80 and a 52 week high of $37.35. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $24.87.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The basic materials company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.15). Mosaic had a net margin of 0.36% and a return on equity of 4.66%. The firm had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.93 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.49 earnings per share. Mosaic’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that The Mosaic Company will post 0.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.