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Is The Mosaic (MOS) Stock Outpacing Its Basic Materials Peers This Year?

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Investors focused on the Basic Materials space have likely heard of The Mosaic (MOS - Free Report) , but is the stock performing well in comparison to the rest of its sector peers? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Basic Materials sector should help us answer this question.

The Mosaic is one of 250 companies in the Basic Materials group. The Basic Materials group currently sits at #14 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different sector groups. The average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups is measured, and the sectors are listed from best to worst.

The Zacks Rank is a proven model that highlights a variety of stocks with the right characteristics to outperform the market over the next one to three months. The system emphasizes earnings estimate revisions and favors companies with improving earnings outlooks. MOS is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Over the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for MOS's full-year earnings has moved 12.15% higher. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.

Based on the most recent data, MOS has returned 15.28% so far this year. At the same time, Basic Materials stocks have lost an average of 19.50%. As we can see, The Mosaic is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.

Breaking things down more, MOS is a member of the Fertilizers industry, which includes 7 individual companies and currently sits at #49 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have lost about 8.20% so far this year, so MOS is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.

Investors in the Basic Materials sector will want to keep a close eye on MOS as it attempts to continue its solid performance.


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