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  • Is BHP Jumping Into the Potash Market?

    By RJ Towner - June 18, 2013 | Tickers: AGU, BHP, POT, MOS

    Last week, rumors intensified regarding mining giant BHP (NYSE: BHP) and the firm’s prospective entry into the potash market. Because demand for potash (see image below) tends to be a bit more stable than the company’s other resources (namely iron ore), we can see why BHP would be interested in entering the market.

    Image Source: Potash

    As it is currently structured, the potash market is dominated by a more »

  • This MLP Offers Almost Double-Digit Yield

    By Nur Tarkak - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: AGU, MON, POT, TNH

    Terra Nitrogen (NYSE: TNH) is one of the least known master limited partnerships in the market. Terra Nitrogen Company looks attractive at 9.32% yield with an annualized dividend of a whopping $18.72 per share. The current yield definitely outperforms the 10-year and 20-year US Treasury rates at 2.19% and 2.99%, respectively. This is also higher than the 10-year and 30-year US Municipal bond rates at 2 more »

  • 3 Stocks to Benefit From Rising Food Demand

    By Damian Illia - June 14, 2013 | Tickers: AGU, POT, MOS

    As the demand for crops and meat increases worldwide, especially in BRIC countries, grain prices should remain strong, leading to a greater use of fertilizers and chemicals in order to increase yields, revenues, and margins. In this context, crop nutrient suppliers seem poised to benefit.

    In this segment, as in many others, big, international companies offer the best prospects for the long-term. Consequently, I will look at three huge firms more »

  • Lots of Potential, Both Positive And Negative

    By Matthew Frankel - June 12, 2013 | Tickers: MON, POT, SYT

    Generally speaking, I believe that uncertainties in the market are one of the best creators of investment opportunities. For example, the market was uncertain of the effects of Green Mountain Coffee’s K-Cup patents expiring, and this allowed investors to scoop up shares for around $17, or 78% less than the current price, just months later. Another example of this is Monsanto (NYSE: MON) who are being hit by a more »

  • 4 Dividend Stocks That Could Double Payouts in 3 Years

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, HFC, POT, QCOM

    Rising profitability and swelling cash flows have enabled an increasing number of companies to boost their dividends substantially. In an environment characterized by low yields and reduced opportunities for business growth, some companies have pursued shareholder value-boosting capital deployment policies, channeling more funds into dividends and share buybacks. Among companies with strong operational performance, there are some that could continue to boost dividends at above-average rates.

    A select few

    A more »

  • Monsanto's Growing Yields

    By John Miller - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: DD, MON, POT, DOW

    Monsanto (NYSE: MON) exemplifies the increasing population, expanding food demand, and growing food production story. The company’s main segment, corn seed, continues to capitalize on this megatrend by providing higher yielding hybrids to farmers. Growth in their soybean platforms, while flat recently, will rise through increased licensing and the introduction of new higher yielding products. Additionally, the company’s strong balance sheet provides stability, opportunities for reinvestment, and growing more »

  • CF Industries: Huge Growth for a Bargain Price

    By Sarah Richard - May 31, 2013 | Tickers: CF, POT, RNF, MOS

    As natural gas continues to go up, so does the cost of producing nitrogen gas. This puts significant downward pressure on the operating margins of nitrogen producing companies. CF Industries (NYSE: CF) and Rentech Nitrogen (NYSE: RNF) are the two key players in the nitrogen gas market with the former holding a much bigger market share than the latter.

    As natural gas prices goes up, the operating margins come under more »

  • Looking for High Dividend Growth Stocks? Head North

    By Robert Ciura - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: KGC, POT, SU

    Investors tend to pigeon-hole themselves, with a tendency to focus exclusively on stocks domiciled in the United States. Some may be wary of diversifying their equity holdings internationally, due to a slew of geopolitical headline risks that seem to resurface every few months or so.

    Fortunately for investors, you don’t need to buy stocks from across the world that you’ve never heard of, nor do you need to more »

  • How to Dig Out the Real Meat From an Earnings Report

    By Neha Chamaria - May 5, 2013 | Tickers: AGU, CF, POT, MOS

    PotashCorp’s (NYSE: POT) first-quarter report was a pleasant surprise. Revenue as well as profits inched up on strong domestic demand for nutrients. It refueled the market’s interest in the stock – It has already gained more than 3% in less than a week since the earnings announcement.

    Was everything really so good about PotashCorp’s numbers? Not quite. Ironically, investors of rival companies must feel greater excitement after PotashCorp more »

  • 3 Agricultural Giants: Which One Would You Buy?

    By Victor Selva - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: MON, POT, MOS

    Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect Potash's correct dividend yield.

    In the growing agricultural products market, there are some companies which just can't be ignored. As emerging economies, especially India and China, demand growing volumes, we will look into the growth prospects of the main players: Monsanto (NYSE: MON), PotashCorp (NYSE: POT), and Mosaic (NYSE: MOS).

    The leader 

    Monsanto is a global agricultural product more »

  • This Stock Could Move Big Over the Next Few Days

    By Neha Chamaria - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: CF, UAN, POT, MOS

    Mr. Market has pounded CF Industries’ (NYSE: CF) stock so hard that it has lost 20% value in just three months’ time. Seeing no real reason behind the bloodbath, I urged investors to start pumping money into the stock three weeks back. Those who paid heed are already in the green. Those who didn't still have a chance. But this is the last call, because CF could be just more »

  • 3 Attractive Dividend Payers for Income Investors

    By Chris Lau - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: ABX, POT, TRP

    The bearishness surrounding resource companies is creating an unappreciated benefit for investors: rising dividend yields. Even as the highly followed index, the S&P 500, continued its steady rise and recovered from the sell-off that began in the middle of April, key companies in the resource sector have yet to outperform the index.

    TransCanada (NYSE: TRP), Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX), and PotashCorp (NYSE: POT) reported earnings recently. Barrick Gold is more »

  • Pointing at Agriculture

    By Victor Lai - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: CF, MON, POT

    Some well known investors, including Jim Rogers, George Soros, Marc Faber, and Jeremy Grantham, have been pointing out the opportunities they see in agriculture.  As intelligent as these gurus are, it doesn't take genius to understand what they're getting at. 

    Population

    Consider the world population.   As early as the 1800s, scholars like Thomas Malthus were already writing about how population growth would outpace the world's ability to more »

  • A Better Bet Than the Saskatchewan Potash Juniors

    By Peter Epstein - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: BHP, ENCTF, KRLTF, POT, WPSHF

    Europe's largest potash producer, K+S AG, recently announced it will delay its green field potash project in Saskatchewan due to increasing costs. The Legacy Project cap-ex estimate increased to $4 billion from an original estimate of $3.25 billion. It forecasts the new mine will produce 2 million tonnes by of 2017, growing to 2.86 million tonnes 2023.

    What Does This Say About the Prospects for Saskatchewan more »

  • How to Grow Richer: Faster and Safer

    By Ken McGaha - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: CAH, GRMN, HLF, POT

    In an August 2012 White Paper by Goldman Sachs, it was reported that over the last 40 years, the group of all dividend paying stocks has almost doubled the return of the S&P 500. However, over the same period, the businesses that have initiated and consistently increased their dividends have beaten that group by another 33%. It is also hard to believe that a safe, solid business could pay more »

  • Growth Opportunity in This Seed Seller

    By Ryan Palmer - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: AGU, POT, TNH

    Agrium(NYSE: AGU) is in the business of creating and maintaining growth, literally. This $14.4 billion company is America's largest supplier of agricultural inputs, the products needed to create and maintain crops.

    Last year, the company posted record revenue, gross profit, and EBITDA. Value cannot be determined just by looking at past results. But, in many instances, information from the past is useful for predicting future earnings growth more »

  • Buy Into This Golden Opportunity Before It Slips Away!

    By Neha Chamaria - April 16, 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 »

  • Buy Into This Golden Opportunity Before It Slips Away!

    By Neha Chamaria - April 16, 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 »

  • Buy Into This Golden Opportunity Before It Slips Away!

    By Neha Chamaria - April 16, 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 »

  • Call for Action: This Golden Opportunity Will Slip Away Soon

    By Neha Chamaria - April 16, 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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