Be Careful When Buying Fertilizers Because Not All Are Created Equal
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 16, 9:24AM CDT
For more than a year, investors of the biggest fertilizer stocks including PotashCorp. and Agrium have hoped the market their companies operate in would reverse course. In that time, potash prices got hammered due to the breakup of one of the...
Chemical Industry Stock Outlook - April 2014 - Zacks Analyst Interviews
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Chemicals Equities Technical Notes -- Research on CF Industries Holdings, Agrium, Intrepid Potash, and Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile
PR Newswire - Mon Apr 14, 7:13AM CDT
On Friday, April 11, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 3,999.73, down 1.34%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.89% to 16,026.75, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,815.69, down 0.95%. The losses were broad based as all the 10 sectors ended the session in negative. The S&P 500 Materials Sector Index finished the day at 290.42, down 1.18%, and the same has lost 1.65% in the last one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: CF Industries Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CF), Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU), Intrepid Potash Inc. (NYSE: IPI) and Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE: SQM). Free technical research on CF, AGU, IPI and SQM can be downloaded upon signing up at:
Potash Corp's Leadership Change Doesn't Change Much
Jan-e- Alam, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 11, 7:37AM CDT
Potash Corp , the world's largest producer of the fertilizer by market value, recently announced a change in its leadership. The long serving CEO and President, Bill Doyle, will step down from his position and will be replaced by an outsider, Jochen...
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2 Compelling Reasons These Fertilizer Stocks Could Head Lower in the Coming Weeks
Neha Chamaria, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 10, 8:36AM CDT
With the key spring planting season in the U.S. knocking at the door, investors in fertilizer stocks are hoping to see their shares head north as fertilizer makers do some brisk business and rake in profits. While the optimism is spread across the...
Price Floor Seems to Be Set for Potash Exporters
Vladimir Zernov, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 08, 9:56AM CDT
Prolonged potash price weakness has being weighing on shares of potash exporters Potash Corp . and Mosaic since the breakout of the sales alliance between Uralkali and Belaruskali . Fears that prices will continue to fall further shadowed...
PotashCorp Ready to Make a U-turn
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 07, 2:00PM CDT
Following on the heels of Russian potash producer Uralkali announcing contracts to sell the fertilizer ingredient to customers in India for $322 per tonne, the North American marketing group owned by Agrium , Mosaic , and PotashCorp announced...
Here's How Monsanto is Planting the Seeds of Future Profits
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 04, 9:05AM CDT
Monsanto , the biggest seed company in the world, is thriving right now, and it has corn and soybeans to thank for it. Those two segments comprise the vast majority of its business thanks to an aggressive investment strategy in these areas, and...
Downgrade Alert for Agrium (AGU)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Apr 04, 7:01AM CDT
Agrium (NYSE:AGU) was downgraded from Overweight to Neutral at HSBC today. The stock closed yesterday at $94.49 on volume of 843,000 shares, above average daily volume of 706,000. Agrium Inc. supplies nitrogen, potash and phosphate for agricultural, industrial, and specialty use. The Company operates throughout the America's while it markets its products globally.
Agrium Sees Q1 Earnings Just Above Breakeven - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Apr 03, 11:00AM CDT
Agrium Inc. expects earnings per share in the first quarter of 2014 to be just above breakeven due to the late arrival of the spring season in 2014.
Agrium
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 02, 5:47PM CDT
Agrium (AGU), the Calgary, Alberta-based fertilizer maker, warned a big weather-related backlog of grain shipments on Canada's railways and late spring plantings will slam Q1 earnings. Agrium estimates Q1 EPS at break-even, vs. consensus for 53 cents...
After Yesterday's Decline of 1.40%, Agrium Offers Investors Better Value
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 02, 4:43PM CDT
Agrium (NYSE:AGU) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $93.50 to a high of $96.63. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.4%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $95.89 on volume of 1.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Watch for Agrium to Potentially Rebound After Falling 1.40% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 02, 4:41PM CDT
Agrium (NYSE:AGU) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $93.50 to a high of $96.63. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.4%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $95.89 on volume of 1.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Agrium Provides Market Update
Marketwire - Wed Apr 02, 6:16AM CDT
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Global Water Soluble Fertilizers Market Forecasts & Opportunities, 2018
M2 - Wed Apr 02, 2:53AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3ktttb/water_soluble) has announced the addition of the "Global Water Soluble Fertilizers Market Forecasts & Opportunities, 2018" report to their offering. The global market for water-soluble fertilizers in terms of revenue was estimated to be worth around $10,758.7 million in 2012 and is expected to reach $14,709.4 million by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 5.3% from 2013 to 2018 Europe was the largest water-soluble fertilizers market and is followed by North America in 2012. Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing water-soluble fertilizers market from 2013 to 2018. The global water-soluble fertilizers market has grown exponentially in the last few years and the growth is expected to continue. Factors such as increasing cost of fertilizers, ease of application, innovative production practices, new product offerings, increased availability, and the advent of micro irrigation and mechanized irrigation systems are driving the market for water-soluble fertilizers industry, globally. Other driving factors for global water-soluble fertilizers market are subsidies provided by the government, increasing applications of green houses, and high efficiency. The main obstacle in the growth of global water-soluble fertilizers market is the seasonal demand and high cost of water-soluble fertilizers in comparison to regular soil applied fertilizers. Mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, agreements, collaborations & joint ventures were major developmental initiatives taken up by companies in global water-soluble fertilizers market. Agrium Inc. (Canada), Israel Chemical Ltd. (Israel) and Yara International ASA (Norway) companies are the most active market participants. Scope of the Report Types - Nitrogenous Water-soluble Fertilizers - Phosphatic Water-soluble Fertilizers - Potassic Water-soluble Fertilizers - Other Water-soluble Fertilizers (Micronutrients) - Biofertilizers - Biostimulants Crop Types - Field Crops - Horticultural Crops - Turf and ornamentals - Others (Plantation crops, Hydroponics) Applications - Fertigation - Foliar Key Topics Covered: - Introduction - Executive Summary - Market Overview - Water-Soluble Fertilizers Market, By Type - Water-Soluble Fertilizers Market, By Application - Water-Soluble Fertilizers Market, By Crop Type - Water-Soluble Fertilizers Market, By Geography - Competitive Landscape - Company Profiles - Agrium Inc - Apache Corporation - Arab Potash Company Plc - Aries Agro Limited - Coromandel International Limited - Eurochem - Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd - Haifa Chemicals Limited - Israel Chemicals Ltd (ICL) - K S Ag - Kuibyshevazot O Jsc - Orascom Construction Industries Sae - Petr?leo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras - Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc - Qatar Fertiliser Company (SAQ) - Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd - Sichuan Meifeng Chemical Industry Co Ltd - Sinochem Group - Sociedad Quimica Y Minera Sa (SQM) - The Mosaic Co - Uralkali Jsc - Yara International Asa - Zuari Global Limited For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3k...er_soluble
Why Russia's Expansion Into Ukraine Could Be Good for Fertilizer Producers
Bob Chandler, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 31, 8:36AM CDT
Investors have become cautious since Russian troops entered Ukrainian-held Crimea. With the possibility of armed conflict involving at least one world power, some care seems prudent. While Russia's incursion has made the stock market uneasy, North...
Why I'm Buying PotashCorp, Once Again
Michael Olsen, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 28, 9:17AM CDT
As the grandmaster Putin undertakes his latest, confounding, and seemingly illogical round of diplomatic chess, you might be forgiven for failing to notice several very positive developments underlying an investment in the potash industry and ...