Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

CNBC Fast Money's Tim Seymour said on the show that Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) is a buy. Mosaic (MOS) gained 1.72% today, and it closed at $69.15. Joe Terranova likes International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), and he thinks that investors should watch closely this stock. International Business...

Clean Diesel Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: CDTI) shares advanced 53.85% to $6.00 at 9:50 am. CDTI's Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division received around $2.0 million in orders for its verified (approved) emission reduction products. Xinyuan Real Estate Co Ltd (NYSE: XIN) climbed 15.63% to $2.22. XIN...

Converted Organics (NASDAQ: COIN) announced today that field trials testing a potential new application of its organic liquid fertilizers will be on display at The McGregor Company's Seed Treatment Product Development Field Day on June 15, 2011 at the Miller Research facility in Rupert, ID. The...

Global X, the rapidly growing New York-based ETF issuer with over $1.8 billion in assets under management, continues sewing the seeds of growth as the firm rolls out its 33rd ETF today in the form of the Global X Fertilizers/Potash ETF (NYSE: SOIL). With an expense ratio of 0.69%, SOIL with track...

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDTI), a cleantech emissions reduction company, announced today that its Heavy Duty Diesel Systems division has received nearly $2.0 million in orders for its verified (approved) emission reduction products. Clean Diesel's receipt of these orders, which...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research report this morning, where it suggests that traders buy calls on Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: MON) ahead of several drug catalysts. Goldman Sachs Pharma analyst, Jami Rubin, rates shares Buy and sees 14% upside to her 12-month price target of $77. The analysts...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research report this morning, where it suggests that traders buy strangles on Goldman Sachs (NYSE: MON) ahead of earnings. Goldman Sachs Chemicals analyst, Robert Koort, sees 18% upside potential to his $80, 12-month price target on Buy-rated MON. While every planting...

Direxion will expand its lineup of leveraged and inverse ETFs on Wednesday May 25 with the introduction of the Direxion Daily Agribusiness Bull 3x Shares ETF (NYSE: COWL) and its bearish cousin, the Direxion Daily Agribusiness Bear 3x Shares ETF (NYSE: COWS). COWL will seek to provide 300% of the...

Anyway you slice it or dice it, the major stock indexes are under selling pressure today. Most leading industry groups are trading lower this afternoon as the U.S. Dollar Indexes rallies higher and deflates the stock markets. There is one sector that is bucking the intra-day trend and that is the...

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) shares are significantly outperforming today, gaining more than 6% as the broader stock market is mired in a sea of red. CF Industries, which is a fertilizer stock is seeing the run on heavier than normal volume, meaning institutional investors are getting...

Shares of CF Industries (NYSE: CF) have jumped around 3.38% in early trading on Monday. The high beta, fertilizer stock is making this move in a terrible broader market tape, which has pushed the Dow down more than 140 points. CF has been far and away the best performing fertilizer stock on nearly...

Stifel Nicolaus, citing lower risk and share prices, has upgraded its rating on The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) from Hold to Buy. In the report, Stifel Nicolaus writes, “After Thursday's market close, The Mosaic Company (Mosaic) announced its secondary offering of 100 million shares of common stock...

Societe Generale upgraded BP plc (NYSE: BP) from “hold” to “buy.” BP's shares closed at $45.00 on Friday. BP's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $309.77 billion. JP Morgan upgraded CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) from “neutral” to “overweight.” CF's shares closed at $139.06 on Friday. CF's...

J.P. Morgan commented on CF Industries (NYSE: CF) in a report released today. In the report, J.P. Morgan was positive in its assessment of the company. J.P. Morgan writes, "We upgrade shares of CF Industries from Neutral to Overweight, given its valuation, solid cash flow characteristics, strong...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS), upgrading MOS from Neutral to Overweight. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We are upgrading Mosaic to an Overweight rating now that we are no longer restricted. Rising potash and healthy DAP prices provide the...