For its second fiscal quarter (ending June 30), The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) has reported a -145% decline in E.P.S. from $1.11 a year ago to $-0.50 in the current quarter. This performance was $-1.16 short of the consensus estimate of $0.66. E.P.S. were $0.75 for the latest four quarters through June 30 versus $6.40 for the same period a year ago — a decline of -88%.
Recent Price Action
The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) stock closed at $26.99 on 8/6/24 after an increase of 1.8%. This advance was accompanied by normal trading volume. Relative to the market the stock has been weak over the last nine months and has declined -7.6% during the last week.
Current PriceTarget Research Rating
MOS’ future returns on capital are forecasted to exceed the cost of capital. Accordingly, the company is expected to continue to be a Value Builder.
Mosaic has a current Value Trend Rating of C (Low Neutral). This rating combines very contradictory signals from two proprietary PTR measures of a stock’s attractiveness. Mosaic has a very high Appreciation Score of 92 but a very low Power Rating of 3, resulting in the Low Neutral Value Trend Rating.
Rating Review
In light of this discouraging new earnings information we are reviewing our current Overall Rating of C. This review will be completed in the next several days.
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