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Monsanto and Other Credit Suisse Agriculture Picks
Friday, January 18, 2013 - 1:09pm | 746Citing increasing demand for potash in the second half of the year, particularly from Latin America and Southeast Asia, as well as ongoing demand for phosphates and market growth in agricultural biotech, Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) this week have initiated coverage on several fertilizer makers. While...
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Mosaic and Other Fertilizer Producers Pull Back
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 2:34pm | 733Shares of fertilizer producers have pulled back recently, due in part to a USDA report that showed that, while the devastating drought in the Midwest continues, corn conditions were unchanged and soybean conditions improved slightly. Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) shares have fallen more than four percent in...
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For Fertilizer Makers, Drought Means Opportunity (MOS, POT, CF)
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 2:58pm | 624In its fiscal fourth-quarter report Tuesday, Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) said it expects to see continued strong demand in fiscal 2013, boosted by increased demand from farmers at home and aboard. At the same time, the worst drought in 56 years is now threatening crops across much of the United States....
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Barron's Recap (5/5/12): The Barron's 500
Sunday, May 6, 2012 - 9:25am | 1001This weekend in Barron's online: the annual ranking of the top 500 companies (as well as finding bargain stocks from the list) and the prospects for airline United Continental, insurer Unum Group and the recently spun-off Phillips 66. Cover Story "Bravo to the Best!" by Jacqueline Doherty. It is...
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Top Dividend Stocks of 2011
Saturday, December 31, 2011 - 3:07pm | 918Here's a quick look at nine of the best-performing stocks of the past year that also had dividend yields of 2% or more. Advance America, Cash Advance Centers (NYSE: AEA) shares ended the year almost 65% higher, despite a recent pullback from the 52-week high. The company recently completed the...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 31
Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 11:31am | 1163Halloween and the Day of the Dead arrive this week. If analysts' forecasts are correct, there are only a few earnings reports that may scare investors. For instance, Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) earnings are predicted to have fallen 93.1% year over year to $0.58 per share. Allstate (NYSE:...
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Fertilizer Producers Come Out on Top
Saturday, August 13, 2011 - 10:12am | 487Fertilizer producers CF Industries Holdings (NYSE: CF) and Terra Nitrogen (NYSE: TNH) rode last week's volatility, reaching a series of new 52-week highs and ending the week at $168.20 and $169.60 per share, respectively. CF Industries saw some analysts raise their price targets on the stock...
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CF Industries and Petrohawk Energy to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 9:04am | 521As the markets surged again yesterday, CF Industries Holdings (NYSE: CF) and Petrohawk Energy (NYSE: HK) reached new 52-week highs of $166.35 and $38.44 per share, respectively. CF Industries saw some analysts raise their price targets on the stock following the recent second-quarter earnings...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 1
Sunday, July 31, 2011 - 10:02am | 1197Quarterly reports of note scheduled for this week include those from Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), General Motors (NYSE: GM), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), all of which are expected to post earnings growth, as well as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)...
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Morgan Stanley Reiterates Overweight and PT of $180 on CF Industries (CF)
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 1:27pm | 159Morgan Stanley reiterated its Overweight rating and price target of $180 on CF Industries (NYSE: CF). In a research report published today, Morgan Stanley named good Q1 results and an increase in earnings per share estimates for 2011 and 2012 as reasons for maintaining its rating on CF. In the...
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Dahlman Rose Raises CF EPS Estimates
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 9:11am | 99Dahlman Rose has issued a report on CF Industries (NYSE: CF) raising EPS estimates. According to the report, "We have raised our 2011 EBITDA and EPS estimates to $2.2 billion (prior $1.7 billion) and $14.56 (prior $10.04) as we expect better volumes and pricing along with an improved product mix...
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New PT For CF Industries
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 9:18am | 33Stifel Nicolaus has changed the price target for CF Industries Holdings (NYSE: CF) from $110 to $120 and reiterates its Buy rating. CF Industries closed yesterday at $101.69.
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CF Industries Shares Jump On Takeover Talk
Friday, January 15, 2010 - 1:53pm | 213The shares of CF Industries Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CF) rose after the start of trading on Friday morning due to speculation that Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) could more easily proceed with its plans to take over CF because CF had withdrawn a hostile bid of its own for another rival company on Thursday. "...