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Mosaic (MOS) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Mosaic (MOS - Free Report) closed at $44.17 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.33% move from the prior day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.94%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.63%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.55%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the fertilizer maker had gained 7.63% over the past month. This has outpaced the Basic Materials sector's loss of 2.45% and the S&P 500's loss of 4.63% in that time.

Mosaic will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be February 22, 2022. On that day, Mosaic is projected to report earnings of $1.97 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 245.61%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $3.83 billion, up 55.76% from the year-ago period.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Mosaic. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. 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.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 3.25% higher. Mosaic is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Investors should also note Mosaic's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 4.96. This represents a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 7.83.

We can also see that MOS currently has a PEG ratio of 0.71. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. MOS's industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.84 as of yesterday's close.

The Fertilizers industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 13, putting it in the top 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.

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