Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

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...

Our recent CANSLIM scan introduced Agrium (AGU) at the expense of F5 Networks (FFIV) (Build your CANSLIM stock screen). So what is PatternDNA's outlook for the coming five days in these eight stocks? PatternDNA projections are derived from a pool of 18 U.S. stocks. Expected returns and win...

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...

The past month saw a couple more changes to our CANSLIM top-8 as ranked by Market Cap. F5 Networks (FFIV) was dropped (falling to 10th position) and taking its place was Agrium (AGU). The top-8 in order are Apple (AAPL), Vale S.A. (VALE), Barrick Gold (ABX), Baidu (BIDU), Research in Motion (RIMM...

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...

My son is finally here A good question about a bad company Yes, I hate this company, but you should probably own it As I wrote yesterday, I'm back writing the Resource Prospector after two weeks of paternity leave. For...

Credit Suisse has reinstated coverage on the following companies: Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) Outperform, $85 PT Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) Outperform, $7.50 PT Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH) Outperform, $35 PT

In a research report published today, Credit Suisse reinstated coverage on a number of stocks. Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH) was reinstated with an Outperform and a target price of $35. In the report, Credit Suisse states, "We are reinstating coverage on shares of Community Health Systems...

( click to enlarge ) CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) - Massive high volume spike today, breaking out of multi-month consolidation. Looking for $143.32 to hold.  If so, the stock could make a push for $152-154 without much resistance. Technical Indicators are supporting the bulls. RSI is...

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...