Agricultural Chemicals
(MON) Monsanto Guides High on New Business
Monsanto Company (MON) recently raised its expected earnings per share guidance for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. The first quarter earnings were scheduled to be released on January 5, 2012. The company’s earnings per share guidance for the first-quarter ongoing and as-reported...
15Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Insider Buying and High Yield Bonds – Barry Diller’s Misuse of IAC Funds
by Steve McDonald, Investment U Research Monday, October 17, 2011 Legendary investor Jim Rogers said recently that he owns all commodities, but that he likes agricultural commodities most of all. Agriculture, according to Rogers, is in the worst shape of all in terms of commodity...
18Oct2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Monsanto Company – Bull of the Day
We maintain our Outperform recommendation on Monsanto Company (MON) based on the optimism of the company’s continued product development through biotechnology and breeding research. Monsanto’s future contracts and hedging mechanism look encouraging toward ensuring...
17Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AGU) Agrium Incorporated – Bull of the Day
Agrium, Inc. (AGU) delivered net earnings of $4.54 per share in the second quarter of 2011, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.21. The strong quarter was supported by record high crop prices and overall strong fundamentals for agriculture and the crop input market. Recently,...
5Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AGU) Agrium Incorporated – Bull of the Day
Agrium, Inc. (AGU) delivered net earnings of $4.54 per share in the second quarter of 2011, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.21. The strong quarter was supported by record high crop prices and overall strong fundamentals for agriculture and the crop input market. Recently,...
4Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Monsanto Wins Lawsuit – Saves Patent
Monsanto Co. (MON), the world’s largest seed company, announced that it won another lawsuit against Indiana soybean farmer, Vernon Bowman. In 2007, the company sued the soybean farmer, accusing him of patent infringement for planting and saving seeds containing Monsanto’s...
24Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Monsanto to Push Price Amid Food Crisis
World’s largest seed company, Monsanto Co. (MON), announced to raise prices for its DeKalb brand of corn seeds in 2012 by an average of 5% to 10% amid the present worldwide food crisis. The price rise reflects higher cost of production for the high-yielding corn genes. These...
20Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CF) CF Industries Holdings Analyst Upgrades Shares to Outperform
We are upgrading our recommendation on CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) to Outperform from Neutral after the company posted excellent second-quarter 2011 results. CF Industries delivered $6.87 per share in the second quarter, striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of...
15Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CF) CF Industries – Bull of the Day
CF Industries (CF) delivered $6.87 per share in the second quarter, striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.94. Management is expecting farm income to set a new record this year, and believes that farmers are going to plan a very large corn planting next year. The...
6Sep2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Monsanto Has Brazil and China on Growth List
Agri Business giant, Monsanto Company (MON) laid out new five-year strategic plan with an outlook for strong international revenue growth, targeting Brazil and China. Brazilian government regulation, public and private investment in agriculture as well as farming population drives...
8Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Monsanto Announces Dividend Increase
Monsanto Company (MON) declared an increase in the quarterly dividend from 28 cents per share to 30 cents per share of its common shares. This is a part of the company’s continuing commitment to return value to shareholders and relate to the company’s fourth quarter...
4Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AGU) Agrium Reports Record Second Quarter Earnings
Agrium Inc. (AGU) reported record net earnings of $718 million or $4.54 per share in the second quarter of 2011, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimates of $4.21 per share. It also exceeded the prior-year net earnings of $518.0 million or $3.28 per share. Excluding one-time...
4Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Monsanto – Bull of the Day
We recently upgraded our recommendation on Monsanto (MON) from Neutral to Outperform based on the company’s growth strategy and competitive pricing policy. The company posted encouraging results for the third quarter with an EPS of $1.26, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate...
20Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Monsanto and Sinochem to Seal Ties
Global agribusiness Monsanto Company (MON) hopes to strengthen its tie with Sinochem, the Chinese chemicals conglomerate. At present, the two companies are in talks regarding the economic and politically sensitive issues, which were a topic for debate for months. The agreement...
12Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CF) CF Industries Holdings Restarts Nitrogen Plant
Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) announced that it has resumed production at its Port Neal nitrogen complex which is located in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, near Sioux City on the Missouri River. The company had temporarily suspended production at the facility a few...
29Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Monsanto 2011 Third Quarter Earnings Preview
Agricultural product major Monsanto Company (MON) will unveil its third- quarter earnings on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. The company will be an attractive stock to watch, as it has been in turnaround mode. The third quarter 2011 Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings per share (EPS)...
29Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AGU) Agrium Forecasts Better Second Quarter Earnings
Agrium Inc. (AGU),a leading Canadian farm dealer and fertilizer producer, now expects its second-quarter 2011 diluted EPS from continuing operations (earnings per share) to be in the range of $4.10 to $4.40, up from its prior expectation of $3.38 to $3.88 diluted earnings per...
20Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AGU) Agrium Eyes European Buy
Agrium Inc. (AGU), a leading Canadian farm dealer and fertilizer producer announced the purchase of Italian fertilizer distribution company CerealToscana S.A. and its Romanian subsidiary, Agroport, for $27 million plus working capital. The combined companies have a stable financial...
4May2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CF) CF Industries Holdings Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Preview
CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) is slated to release its fourth quarter 2010 results on Friday, February 18 before the market opens. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fourth quarter is $2.59, representing a significant annualized growth of 80.07%. However, with respect...
15Feb2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MON) U.S. International Trade Deficit Falls Again
The Trade Deficit fell in November to $38.31 billion from $38.42 billion in October. The fall in the trade deficit is good news for the economy. The trade deficit was also smaller than the $41.0 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit...
17Jan2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Monsanto Company – Bear of the Day
We are downgrading our recommendation on Monsanto Company (MON) from Neutral to Underperform based on the weak results that the company posted for fiscal 2010 with an EPS of $2.41, almost halved from $4.41 in fiscal 2009. The increases in cost were the icing on the cake. We believe...
20Oct2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(POT) Potash Benefits as Demand to Soar in 2011
by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research Wednesday, September 1, 2010 One of the main ingredients in fertilizer, Potash helps plants resist disease, thereby improving crop yields. Now, some investors think it can revitalize their portfolios… They have some reason to, considering...
1Sep2010 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(POT) Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Discards BHP Billiton Ltd Offer
Shares of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT), the world’s largest fertilizer company by capacity, shot up 28% and closed at $143.17 on August 17, 2010 after rebuffed mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd’s (BHP) hostile acquisition proposal. It was a $38.6 billion (all...
22Aug2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AGU) Agrium Wants Expedient Merger
Agrium Inc. (AGU) and AWB Ltd. have signed a definite agreement with respect to the merger proposed on Aug 15, 2010. AWB accepted Agrium’s A$1.24 billion (US $1.19 billion) acquisition offer discarding Australian grain maker, GrainCorp Limited’s all-stock proposal...
21Aug2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Monsanto Analysts Downgrade Shares
We downgrade our recommendation on Monsanto Company (MON) from Neutral to Underperform based on its weak results during the two consecutive quarters in fiscal 2010. Moreover, the company’s guidance for the fiscal year 2010 has dropped below fiscal 2009 results. EPS and revenue...
19Apr2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Monsanto Earnings Report Beats Consensus Estimate
Monsanto Company (MON) announced results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010. During the quarter, net income decreased to $887 million from $1,092 million in the same quarter of 2008. EPS (excluding a restructuring expense) was $1.70 compared to $2.16 in the year-ago quarter....
7Apr2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(SMG) Scotts Miracle-Gro Company – Great Price Momentum
Today’s stock is not that speculative but keeps trading above then below 100K shares a day. This is a familiar name and if you have a lawn or garden you have probably used their products. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) , through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts...
1Apr2010 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued(MON) Monsanto Announces Expansion
Recently, Monsanto Company (MON) completed its $200 million expansion just outside of New Orleans. The expansion was started in April 2008 to increase production of the agricultural herbicide – Roundup. Roundup is one of the world’s leading crop protection products....
9Mar2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(RCI) Rogers Communications is Canada’s Top Cable TV and Wireless Company
As we prepare to douse the flame on another Winter Olympics this weekend, we may choose to reflect fondly on them and their host country, Canada. Regardless what you may think about the sports of Ice Dancing or the Skeleton competition, stories of performance excellence and remarkable...
28Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CF) CF Industries’ Profits Plunge
CF Industries (CF) posted earnings of $1.04 in the fourth quarter of 2009, down from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.25. Year-on-year, earnings declined 71%. Sales of $506.7 million in the quarter, more than halved from last year’s $1072 million, have been driven by lower...
16Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued