Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd Has $335,000 Stock Holdings in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS)

Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd decreased its position in The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) by 45.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,625 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 11,250 shares during the period. Mosaic comprises approximately 0.3% of Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Windmill Hill Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Mosaic were worth $335,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Mosaic by 44.2% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,218,410 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $86,189,000 after purchasing an additional 986,812 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP grew its stake in shares of Mosaic by 40.6% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 3,279,200 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $87,817,000 after purchasing an additional 947,500 shares during the period. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. lifted its position in shares of Mosaic by 32.1% during the 3rd quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 2,751,580 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $73,687,000 after buying an additional 668,347 shares during the period. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC lifted its position in shares of Mosaic by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 2,939,404 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $78,717,000 after buying an additional 359,760 shares during the period. Finally, OLD National Bancorp IN acquired a new stake in Mosaic in the 3rd quarter valued at $5,837,000. Institutional investors own 77.54% of the company’s stock.

Mosaic Stock Down 4.8 %

NYSE MOS opened at $26.47 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 1.19. The Mosaic Company has a 52 week low of $23.56 and a 52 week high of $33.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.34. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $26.15 and a 200-day moving average of $26.67.

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 12th. The basic materials company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by ($0.24). Mosaic had a return on equity of 6.00% and a net margin of 3.24%. The firm had revenue of $2.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.17 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.68 earnings per share. Mosaic’s revenue for the quarter was down 20.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts forecast that The Mosaic Company will post 2.04 EPS for the current year.

Mosaic Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. This is a positive change from Mosaic’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.33%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. Mosaic’s dividend payout ratio is currently 74.34%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently weighed in on MOS. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $30.00 target price on shares of Mosaic in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Barclays cut shares of Mosaic from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $30.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Mosaic from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Mosaic from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, CIBC initiated coverage on Mosaic in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $55.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $33.80.

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.