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Mosaic (MOS) Stock Moves -0.3%: What You Should Know
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In the latest trading session, Mosaic (MOS - Free Report) closed at $46.76, marking a -0.3% move from the previous day. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.41%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.11%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 4.08%.
Coming into today, shares of the fertilizer maker had gained 0.69% in the past month. In that same time, the Basic Materials sector gained 4.47%, while the S&P 500 gained 6.51%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Mosaic as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, Mosaic is projected to report earnings of $1.36 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 43.57%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $3.35 billion, down 14.7% from the prior-year quarter.
MOS's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $7.25 per share and revenue of $14.78 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -34.15% and -22.7%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Mosaic. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 3.99% lower. Mosaic is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, Mosaic currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 6.47. This represents a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 7.59.
Also, we should mention that MOS has a PEG ratio of 0.92. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. MOS's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.03 as of yesterday's close.
The Fertilizers industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 239, putting it in the bottom 6% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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Mosaic (MOS) Stock Moves -0.3%: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Mosaic (MOS - Free Report) closed at $46.76, marking a -0.3% move from the previous day. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.41%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.11%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 4.08%.
Coming into today, shares of the fertilizer maker had gained 0.69% in the past month. In that same time, the Basic Materials sector gained 4.47%, while the S&P 500 gained 6.51%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Mosaic as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, Mosaic is projected to report earnings of $1.36 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 43.57%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $3.35 billion, down 14.7% from the prior-year quarter.
MOS's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $7.25 per share and revenue of $14.78 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -34.15% and -22.7%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Mosaic. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 3.99% lower. Mosaic is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, Mosaic currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 6.47. This represents a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 7.59.
Also, we should mention that MOS has a PEG ratio of 0.92. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. MOS's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.03 as of yesterday's close.
The Fertilizers industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 239, putting it in the bottom 6% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.