Mosaic Company ( MOS ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 28, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $ 0.275 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 16, 2017. Shareholders who purchased MOS prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 8th quarter that MOS has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day’s last sale of MOS was $ 31.42, representing a -8.56% decrease from the 52 week high of $ 34.36 and a 37.99% increase over the 52 week low of $ 22.77.
MOS is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as Monsanto Company ( MON ) and Syngenta AG ( SYT ). MOS’s current earnings per share, an indicator of a company’s profitability, is $ .84. Zacks Investment Research reports MOS’s forecasted earnings growth in 2017 as 26.46%, compared to an industry average of 11.8%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the MOS Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to MOS through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have MOS as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares Global Agriculture Portfolio ( PAGG )
- WBI Tactical LCV Shares ( WBIF )
- WBI Tactical SMY Shares ( WBIC ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is WBIF with an increase of 16.88% over the last 100 days. PAGG has the highest percent weighting of MOS at 8.71%.
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