Valued at a market cap of $9.7 billion, The Mosaic Company (MOS) produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. The Tampa, Florida-based company owns and operates mines and production facilities, which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients, such as diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, MicroEssentials ammoniated phosphate products, and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients under the Biofos and Nexfos brands.
Shares of this chemicals company have lagged behind the broader market over the past 52 weeks. MOS has gained 4.9% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has soared 8.2%. However, on a YTD basis, the stock is up 23.9%, considerably outpacing SPX’s 4.7% loss.
