Monsanto
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Call for Action: This Golden Opportunity Will Slip Away Soon
By Neha Chamaria - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: CF, MON, POT, RNF, MOS
CF Industries’ (NYSE: CF) shares have lost 17% value in the past three months. I can sense only one reason behind the bloodbath – rising natural gas prices. Gas prices are sitting pretty at a 20-month high currently. Why should CF investors worry? Well, natural gas is also the key input for nitrogen nutrient which in turn is CF’s bread and butter. Naturally, rising input costs can never be good more »
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An Insider Bought Shares of This Fertilizer Stock
By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 11, 2013 | Tickers: AGU, CF, MON, POT, MOS
A Form 4 filed with the SEC has disclosed that Emery Koenig, a member of the Board of Directors at Mosaic (NYSE: MOS), purchased 2,000 shares of stock on April 3 at an average price of $58.22 per share. Koenig now directly owns 3,000 shares and so this is a large percentage increase in his holdings as well as an investment of over $100,000. The principles more »
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Secure Your Portfolio With These "Food Chain" Companies
By Steve Van - April 11, 2013 | Tickers: ADM, MON, RUTH, SYY, KR
With market indexes hovering near all-time highs after significant advances this year, investing in defensive stocks is one way to protect your investments if a significant correction takes a bite out of stocks. One defensive theme that I like is “food chain” stocks because food is essential for human life and therefore these companies generate recurring revenues from constant consumer demand. From seed companies to food processors and the food more »
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A Solid Agri-Stock for 2013
By Sonam Chamaria - April 11, 2013 | Tickers: DD, MON, SYT
This year is turning out be an excellent time for some. Take, for instance, the seed company Monsanto (NYSE: MON). Solid numbers in its second quarter, critical expansions in the pipeline, and growing global demand for its products--whoa, this company has it all!
Second quarter highlights
In its recent quarterly earnings, Monsanto managed to beat market expectations yet again. As compared to the same quarter last year, Monsanto's net more »
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Food for Thought
By Michael Ugulini - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: AGU, MON, POT
A recent statement by Mr. Mike Wilson, president and chief executive officer of Agrium (NYSE: AGU), had me thinking of the potential that exists concerning investments in the agricultural chemicals industry in the basic materials sector.
In February, he said:
The unrelenting global demand for food has continued to pressure global grain supplies, leading to continued strength in crop prices. We believe there is a compelling economic incentive for growers more »
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Buy Monsanto: It Has Solid Long-Term Prospects
By Anindya Batabyal - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: AGU, AVD, MON
Monsanto (NYSE: MON), the world's biggest seeds company, announced impressive quarterly results in recent weeks, with the country's agricultural prospects gradually improving.
US farmers have a tall order this year. Rick Tolman, the National Corn Growers Association CEO, believes global demand for US corn puts pressure on America’s farmers to grow a big crop. "We had a once-in-50-year drought. We don't expect that to happen again more »
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This Sector Is Making Profits
By Shas Dey - April 9, 2013 | Tickers: DD, MON, SYT
As the agriculture sector fights against the misconception of being an unprofitable sector with no/low margins, there are a number of large companies which are deriving profits in this sector. One of them is Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON), whose share price has galloped from a low of $69 to a high of $104 in the last one year.
Providing some background, Monsanto provides agricultural products to farmers. Its main more »
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Secure Your Portfolio With These 'Food Chain' Stocks
By Steve Van - April 8, 2013 | Tickers: ADM, MON, RUTH, SYY, KR
With market indexes hovering near all-time highs after significant advances this year, investing in defensive stocks is one way to protect your investments if a significant correction takes a bite out of stocks. One defensive theme that I like is “food chain” stocks because food is essential for human life and therefore these companies generate recurring revenues from constant consumer demand. From seed companies to food processors and the food more »
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A Solid Investment for 2013
By Sonam Chamaria - April 7, 2013 | Tickers: DD, MON, SYT
2013 is turning out be an excellent year for some. Take, for instance, the seed company, Monsanto (NYSE: MON). Solid numbers in its second quarter, critical expansions in the pipeline, and growing global demand for its products- whoa, this company has it all!
Second quarter highlights
In its recent quarterly earnings, Monsanto managed to beat market expectations, yet again.
As compared to the same quarter last year, Monsanto's net more »
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Are Monsanto and CF Industries the Best of the Best?
By Ken McGaha - April 6, 2013 | Tickers: CF, MON, POT, MOS
Imagine owning a business producing something every single person in the world has to have to survive! Not only that, imagine it is a product that has to be supplied by your business every year. Do you think a business like that would be worth owning?
The product everyone must have to survive
The product everyone in the world must have to survive is food, and not only does everyone more »
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Buy Monsanto: It Has Solid Long-Term Prospects
By Anindya Batabyal - April 4, 2013 | Tickers: AGU, AVD, DD, MON
Monsanto (NYSE: MON), the world's biggest seeds company, announced its quarterly results on Wednesday. The company reported $2.73 EPS for the previous quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.58 EPS by $0.15. The company had revenue of $5.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.29 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2 more »
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Food for Thought
By Michael Ugulini - April 3, 2013 | Tickers: AGU, MON, POT
A recent statement by Mr. Mike Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU), had me thinking of the potential that exists concerning investments in the Agricultural Chemicals industry in the Basic Materials sector.
In February of this year, he said, "The unrelenting global demand for food has continued to pressure global grain supplies, leading to continued strength in crop prices. We believe there is a compelling more »
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Are Monsanto and CF Industries the Best of the Best?
By Ken McGaha - April 3, 2013 | Tickers: CF, MON, POT, MOS
Imagine owning a business producing something every single person in the world has to have to survive! Not only that, imagine it is a product that has to be supplied by your business every year. Do you think a business like that would be worth owning?
The product everyone must have to survive
The product everyone in the world must have to survive is food and not only does everyone more »
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Top Dividend Stocks from Lone Pine Capital’s Portfolio
By Aubrey Tabuga - April 1, 2013 | Tickers: GPS, MON, RL, QCOM
Value investors can get some great ideas from a hedge fund as successful as Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital. From its inception in 1997 with only a mere $8 million, Lone Pine Capital has turned into a giant fund that now has $15.9 billion in assets under management. What is outstanding about this fund is its consistent lead by over 20% against the S&P 500 index since more »
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What’s Moving these S&P 500 Movers?
By Brian Nichols - March 26, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, EOG, GME, MON, NFLX
On a day when the S&P 500 inched ever-so-closer to its all-time highs with gains of 0.78%, there were few stocks that separated themselves from the pack. These were market leading performers, and therefore I am looking at those movers, determining why they moved, and if any are presenting upside.
Company
Ticker
Performance
Netflix
(NASDAQ: NFLX)
5.43%
Monsanto
(NYSE: MON)
4.42%
Avon Products
(NYSE: AVP)
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Why This Stock Is Poised to Hit a New High Next Week
By Neha Chamaria - March 26, 2013 | Tickers: AGU, DD, MON, SYT, DOW
It’s been a matter of days since Monsanto’s (NYSE: MON) stock hit a new high. The seed giant’s top and bottom line growth last year were far better than that of its peers, and the company also sports solid financials.
The already bullish markets might just get another reason to pump Monsanto’s shares up even further next week when the company turns up with its second-quarter more »
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Is Potash Set to Grow With Global Agriculture?
By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 25, 2013 | Tickers: AGU, CF, MON, POT, MOS
The world population continues to grow, which increases the demand for agricultural products; income per person, particularly in less developed countries, also continues to grow, which should increase demand for meat (which is more agriculturally intensive since livestock must be fed agricultural products in turn). As a result, many macro investors are bullish on farmland, agriculture, and related investments. Potash (NYSE: POT), a $34 billion market cap manufacturer of fertilizers more »
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Why This Stock Won’t Pause Even if Markets Slip
By Neha Chamaria - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: DE, DD, MON, POT, SYT
Not too long ago, I tagged this stock as one of the best picks for 2013 riding on stupendous numbers, solid guidance, and macro tailwinds. Two days back, it hit a 52-week high, taking its year-to-date returns up to nearly 8%.
What is Monsanto’s (NYSE: MON) USP? Has it really fared well enough to deserve these premium valuations? More importantly, is it time to book some profits, hold on more »
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5 Key Bets Made By This Billionaire’s Subsidiary Hedge Fund
By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 15, 2013 | Tickers: CF, EMN, MON, PPG, RPM
Hedge funds are often thought of as solely being an investment tool for elite investors capable of risking millions, but there are also ways for the general public to piggyback off of their picks. We track 450 of the world’s top-tier hedge fund managers, and for more than a decade in our back tests, our small-cap strategy beat the market by 18% a year. Since we've started sharing more »
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Finding a Diamond Down on the Farm
By Robert Hanley - March 6, 2013 | Tickers: MON, SANW, DOW
Despite the image of farming as the domain of small, family-run businesses, the industry is dominated by a small number of multi-national companies, led by Monsanto (NYSE: MON), Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW), and DuPont. With a continuously shrinking amount of arable land and a world population of roughly 7 billion people, these companies’ productivity-enhancing products are in high demand. While the big boys focus on high-volume cash crops, like corn more »