Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 9/6/16, Mosaic Co (Symbol: MOS) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $ 0.275, payable on 9/22/16. As a percentage of MOS’s recent stock price of $ 29.73, this dividend works out to approximately 0.92%, so look for shares of Mosaic Co to trade 0.92% lower – all else being equal – when MOS shares open for trading on 9/6/16.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from MOS is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 3.70% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward. The chart below shows the one year performance of MOS shares, versus its 200 day moving average: 
Looking at the chart above, MOS’s low point in its 52 week range is $ 22.02 per share, with $ 41.35 as the 52 week high point – that compares with a last trade of $ 29.65. According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, MOS makes up 10.19% of the First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (Symbol: FTAG) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Friday. In Friday trading, Mosaic Co shares are currently up about 1.9% on the day.
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