The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) to Post FY2026 Earnings of $2.47 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Mosaic in a research note issued on Tuesday, June 25th. Zacks Research analyst M. Agrawal now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $2.47 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.52. The consensus estimate for Mosaic’s current full-year earnings is $2.67 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Scotiabank lowered their price target on Mosaic from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 6th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Mosaic in a report on Friday, March 1st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $39.00 price target on the stock. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Mosaic from $34.00 to $33.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 3rd. Barclays lowered their price objective on Mosaic from $42.00 to $39.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on Mosaic from $29.00 to $28.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Mosaic has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.29.

Mosaic Stock Performance

NYSE MOS opened at $29.53 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. Mosaic has a 52-week low of $26.67 and a 52-week high of $42.81. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $29.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.58. The firm has a market cap of $9.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.45.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.01). Mosaic had a return on equity of 8.23% and a net margin of 6.07%. The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.88 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.14 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 25.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mosaic

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MOS. Boston Partners raised its position in shares of Mosaic by 1,795.5% during the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,279,022 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $41,496,000 after purchasing an additional 1,211,544 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc acquired a new position in shares of Mosaic during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,197,000. Swedbank AB acquired a new position in shares of Mosaic during the 1st quarter worth approximately $37,936,000. Highlander Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Mosaic by 515.4% during the 1st quarter. Highlander Capital Management LLC now owns 800 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 670 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wahed Invest LLC raised its position in shares of Mosaic by 11.6% during the 1st quarter. Wahed Invest LLC now owns 6,300 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $204,000 after purchasing an additional 655 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.54% of the company’s stock.

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.