Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 2/28/17, Mosaic Co (Symbol: MOS) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $ 0.275, payable on 3/16/17. As a percentage of MOS’s recent stock price of $ 31.44, this dividend works out to approximately 0.87%, so look for shares of Mosaic Co to trade 0.87% lower – all else being equal – when MOS shares open for trading on 2/28/17.
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 3.50% 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 $ 22.77 per share, with $ 34.36 as the 52 week high point – that compares with a last trade of $ 31.47. According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, MOS makes up 8.79% of the PowerShares Global Agriculture Portfolio ETF (Symbol: PAGG) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Friday. In Friday trading, Mosaic Co shares are currently down about 1.2% on the day.
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