Mosaic Co (MOS): Today's Featured Basic Materials Laggard
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) pushed the Basic Materials sector lower today making it today's featured Basic Materials laggard. The sector as a whole closed the day down 0.6%. By the end of trading, Mosaic fell $9.15 (-17.3%) to $43.81 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 59,128,304 shares of Mosaic exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3,231,100 shares. The stock ranged in price between $39.95-$43.99 after having opened the day at $40.54 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $52.96. Other companies within the Basic Materials sector that declined today were:
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), down 41.4%,
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), down 32.9%,
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), down 28.6% and
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), down 20.0%.
The Mosaic Company produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients for the agriculture industry worldwide. It operates in two segments, Phosphates and Potash. Mosaic has a market cap of $15.6 billion and is part of the chemicals industry. Shares are down 6.0% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate Mosaic a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Mosaic
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full Mosaic Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 21.1%,
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), up 20.5%,
Timberline Resources Corporation
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), up 12.2% and
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), up 9.5% , were all gainers within the basic materials sector with
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) being today's featured basic materials sector leader.
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) while those bearish on the basic materials sector could consider
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).
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