The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) has reported E.P.S. of $-0.01 for its third fiscal quarter (ending September 30) versus $2.45 for the same period a year ago — a decline of -100%. This performance was $-0.76 short of the consensus estimate of $0.75. E.P.S. were $3.94 for the latest four quarters through September 30 versus $10.36 for the same period a year ago — a decline of -62%.
Recent Price Action
The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) stock closed at $31.93 on 11/7/23 after a decline of -1.7%. The stock has been weak relative to the market over the last nine months and has declined -4.6% during the last week.
Current PriceTarget Research Rating
Reflecting future returns on capital that are forecasted to exceed the cost of capital, MOS is expected to continue to be a Value Builder.
Mosaic has a current Value Trend Rating of C (Neutral). The Value Trend Rating reflects very contradictory signals from PTR’s two proprietary measures of a stock’s attractiveness. Mosaic has a very high Appreciation Score of 90 but a very low Power Rating of 8, with the Neutral Value Trend Rating the result.
Rating Review
In light of this discouraging new earnings information and negative market action we are reviewing our current Overall Rating of C. We would view the shares with caution pending completion of this review in the next several days.
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