All Posts Tagged With: "MON"
(F) U.S. GDP Less Than Expected – Europe Better
While we do have some favorable-looking headlines out of Europe this morning, indicating that Greece is making progress in its talks with the private creditors, the focus today will be on the U.S. economy. The headlines on that count are on the weak side. In its first read on...
30Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(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(ACOR) Company News for October 6, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Monsanto Co. (NYSE:MON) reported its fiscal fourth-quarter loss of $0.22 cents a share, better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.27. Revenues rose 15.1% year-over-year to $2.25 billion from $1.95 billion • Reacting to news that Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)...
6Oct2011 | 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(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(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(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(NKE) Money Isn’t Changing Hands Fast Enough – AAII Investor Update
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke continues to be the enemy of savers. On Wednesday, the Boston Red Sox fan reiterated his belief that interest rates should be kept at rock-bottom levels for an extended period of time. He views this as necessary in order to keep the economy...
24Jun2011 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued(DOW) Dow’s AgroSciences Seed Product Gets Environmental Protection Agency Approval
Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) announced that it has received the U.S. federal regulatory approval for Refuge Advanced, a corn seed product. The product, which is built on Dow’s popular SmartStax technology, has received approval...
13Apr2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BRCM) Company News for April 07, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• New York Times reported that Cephalon, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEPH) rejected Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ (NYSE:VRX) unsolicited $5.7 billion takeover bid, citing the offer was too low and opportunistic • Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON) reported a Q2 EPS of $1.88 beating the Zacks...
7Apr2011 | 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(ADP) Stock Market News for January 7, 2011 – Market News
On Thursday, markets shed their winning streak to fall marginally lower. Figures of Retailer’s sales during the holiday shopping season were disappointing enough to take the indices down. Moreover, weak data about unemployment added to the jitteriness of investors. The Dow...
13Jan2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Company News for January 04, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed Nike (NYSE:NKE) from its Conviction Buy List, but maintained the “buy” rating with a target price of $95 • KBW upgraded SunTrust (NYSE:STI) to “outperform,” increasing the target price $33 from $30 • Deutsche...
4Jan2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NOVL) Novell to be Acquired by Attachmate
Acquisition Details Enterprise software developer, Novell Inc. (NOVL) announced that it will be acquired by Attachmate Corporation, a software company supported by private equity firms such as Golden Gate Capital, Francisco Partners and Thoma Bravo. Novell expects the deal to...
20Dec2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BHP) Company News for November 15, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) announced plans to buy Bucyrus (NASDAQ:BUCY) for $8.6 billion, or $92 per share • EMC (NYSE:EMC) said it plans to buy Isilon (NASDAQ:ISLN) for $33.85 per share, or $2.25 billion • ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) said it is interested in buying Massey...
15Nov2010 | 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(AA) Five Details to Look At This Earnings Season – AAII Investor Update – September 30, 2010
Third-quarter earnings season will “officially” start next Thursday when Alcoa (AA) reports. Overall corporate profit growth should be good. Standard & Poor’s predicts that per share operating earnings for the S&P 500 will rise 31% this quarter on a...
1Oct2010 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued(NOVL) Novell in Discussions With VMware on its Linux OS Business
Enterprise software developer, Novell Inc. (NOVL) is in discussions with the virtualization infrastructure software solutions provider VMware Inc. (VMW) to sell its Linux Operating systems business, according to the Wall Street Journal. According to the Journal, Novell is in...
20Sep2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IBM) International Business Machines Takes Over AT&T Unit
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) completed the acquisition of AT&T Inc.’s (T) Sterling Commerce unit. As previously announced in May 2010, IBM signed a definitive agreement to buy Dublin, Ohio-based Sterling Commerce for $1.4 billion in cash. AT&T expects...
30Aug2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NOVL) Novell Reports Third Quarter Earnings In Line – Revenue Slips
Enterprise software developer, Novell Inc. (NOVL) reported third quarter 2010 earnings of 5 cents, in line with both the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the year-ago quarter. Earnings include stock based compensation but exclude one time item. The better-than-expected result was...
29Aug2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BHP) U.S. Producer Price Index – Deflation Diverted or Delayed?
In July, the Producer Price Index (PPI) increased by 0.2% from June and was up 4.2% from a year ago. That increase was in line with consensus expectations. The increase comes on the heels of three straight declines and declines in four of the last five months. In June, the headline...
22Aug2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BHP) U.S. Producer Price Index Indicates Deflation Diverted or Delayed?
In July, the Producer Price Index (PPI) increased by 0.2% from June and was up 4.2% from a year ago. That increase was in line with consensus expectations. The increase comes on the heels of three straight declines and declines in four of the last five months. In June, the headline...
18Aug2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(GIS) Company News for June 30, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• General Mills (NYSE:GIS) raised its dividend before reporting inline fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of 41 cents a share, but its guidance for fiscal 2011 came in below Street expectations. Revenues of $3.57 billion were in-line with Zacks projections of $3.57 billion,...
30Jun2010 | 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