Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, fertilizer giant Mosaic
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Mosaic's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Mosaic facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Plymouth, Minn. (2004) |
| Market Cap | $24.7 billion |
| Industry | Fertilizers and agricultural chemicals |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $11.2 billion |
| Management | CEO James Prokopanko (since 2007) CFO Lawrence Stranghoener (since 2004) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 16% |
| Cash / Debt | $3.6 billion / $1.6 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 0.3% |
| Competitors |
Israel Chemicals
PotashCorp OJSC Uralkali |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 2,788 members who have rated Mosaic believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, cibient, tapped the stock as a solid value selection:
With much of the market having been on a tear, it's hard to find bargains anymore. On the other hand, there's a much smaller pool of cheap stocks to sift through. [Mosaic] and some others are looking really good right now.EV/EBITDA of 6, ROE 21%, net $2B of cash. I can wait for growth to come back in this industry (agriculture is not a fad).
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