Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer advised his viewer to take some profits in Bancolombia S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: CIB). Bancolombia S.A. (ADR) (CIB) fell 1.54% today, and it closed at $65.41. Cramer is worried about Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL), and he wants to sell this stock. He...

The Basic Materials Sector is one of the worst performing areas of the market today, currently down 1.9% on the session. The weakest stocks in the S&P Basic Materials Sector currently are: 1) CF Industries (NYSE: CF): Shares of CF Industries are currently trading down 4% from yesterday's...

According to Oppenheimer, Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE: SMG) guidance is revised downward. Oppenheimer said that SMG cut F11 guidance Tuesday afternoon, owing largely to unfavorable weather throughout the US, with a modest improvement in POS of late not nearly enough to offset the late start to spring...

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPHM) today reported promising median overall survival (MOS) of 12.4 months from a Phase II clinical trial evaluating bavituximab plus carboplatin and paclitaxel in patients with previously untreated, locally-advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer...

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (NYSE: SMG) lowered its F2011E (Sep) sales and EPS outlook following the close yesterday, Jefferies reports. “Primarily citing continued unfavorable weather in much of the US, the company now looks for sales to be roughly flat with F2010 (Sep) levels, versus +4% to +6%...

Bank of America is lowering its PT on shares of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (NYSE: SMG) to $53. Scotts Miracle-Gro closed Tuesday at $52.34.

Two separate Wall Street reports could give fertilizer producers a boost for the remainder of the year. Both Citigroup and Barron's have raised price targets on the sector citing strong short term and long term fundamentals. Citigroup upgraded both top producers Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) and Potash Corp....

Converted Organics (Nasdaq: COIN) announced the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held yesterday at the Millennium Bostonian Hotel in Boston, MA. Shareholders at the meeting considered and approved all matters as recommended by the Board of Directors as follows: Reelected John...

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is out with a research report on corn planting. One name to consider in this sector is CF Industries (NYSE: CF). In a note to clients, Bank of America Merrill Lynch writes, "Both the planting pace and pace of development for seeded acres remain behind long-term...

Despite additional loses in the market, our top-8 of qualifying stocks remained unchanged. The following CANSLIM stock screener settings were employed: The eight stocks, as ranked by Market Cap, were Apple (AAPL), Vale S.A. (VALE), Barrick Gold (ABX), Baidu (BIDU), Cognizant Technology Solutions (...

Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) shares started the session sharply higher, gaining approximately 2%, but have given up those gains, and are now off 1%, as the broader market moves lower. At last check, shares of Potash Corp. were off 60 cents to $54.54, a loss of 1.09% on over 4 million...

Shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (NYSE: SQM) are lower on the session by 1.22%, currently trading at $61.30. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...

J.P. Morgan is maintaining its Neutral rating and its $53 price target on Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) following new data released by the company at the European Cystic Fibrosis Conference. According to J.P. Morgan, “We are attending the European Cystic Fibrosis (CF) conference in Germany...

On CNBC's Fast Money, Brian Kelly recommended a long position in Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE: IPI). He thinks that higher corn prices will increase the demand for fertilizers. The USDA slashed its estimates for US corn harvest today. Intrepid Potash, Inc. (IPI) spiked 7.25% today, and it closed at...

(TheStreet) -- Stocks rallied Thursday on strength across agricultural and energy shares despite disappointing initial jobless claims. After six consecutive losing sessions, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up by 124 points, or 1%, at 12,173. The S&P 500 was higher by 13 points, or 1%, at...