Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

Deutsche Bank's meeting with Monsanto's (NYSE: MON) CEO increased its confidence that the company is pursuing the right strategy of establishing its new corn and soybean platforms and rebuilding its reputation with farmers while raising prices only moderately despite record commodity prices. While...

DB upgrades MON (NYSE: MON) to buy.

The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has vacated a preliminary injunction previously granted by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida regarding Mosaic's South Fort Meade mine.  The preliminary...

The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has vacated a preliminary injunction previously granted by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida regarding Mosaic's South Fort Meade mine. The preliminary...

Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete by Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) has received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This completes federal regulatory authorization in the United States. Commercialization is pending individual state authorizations and notifications, as required...

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank from "hold" to "buy." MON's shares closed at $66.22 on Friday. Monsanto's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 20.21%. Syntel Inc (NASDAQ: SYNT) was upgraded by JP Morgan from "neutral" to "overweight.” SYNT's shares closed at $55.19...

Deutsche Bank has upgraded Monsanto (NYSE: MON) from Hold to Buy and has raised the price target from $75 to $78.

Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) says they have an intention for a secondary offering in January. They say all shares may be sold if market conditions allow.

After a late morning massive sell off, the markets have recovered, inching back to the flat line. Earlier, another massive earthquake struck Japan measuring 7.2. The markets freaked out on fears of more economic hardships, a possible tsunami and of course more nuclear meltdowns. However, it looks...

Gabelli has issued a report reiterating the Buy Rating on Monsanto Co (NYSE: MON). Gabelli writes, "Second quarter results were driven by improvements in the Agricultural Productivity segment as Seeds & Genomics segment EBIT was relatively flat… We maintain our 2011E EPS of $2.80 and our 2012P...

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is cutting its estimates on shares of Monsanto (NYSE: MON) to $65 from $70, and is keeping its Neutral rating on shares. In a note to investors, J.P. Morgan writes, "We believe it will be difficult for Monsanto shares to exceed market returns over its F2H11 (ends August...

According to Citi, Monsanto (NYSE: MON) pullback is buying opportunity. Citi reported that, while 2Q adjusted EPS of $1.87 was slightly ahead of its $1.83 estimate, it believes that investors were disappointed by the initial pricing guidance for the 2012 planting season provided on today's...

J.P. Morgan has an Overweight rating and a $60 price target on shares of Potash Corp. (NYSE: POT). In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We edged higher our Potash Corp earnings estimate from $3.17 for 2011 to $3.20, and we lifted our 2012 projection from $3.25 to $3.50. Our 2011 EPS...

According to Morgan Stanley, Monsanto (NYSE: MON) Overweight rating is maintained. Morgan Stanley reported that it is maintaining its Overweight rating and $77 price target. “From a valuation perspective, F3Q11 will now be the make or break quarter with acreage for Roundup 2 Soybeans (RU2),...

Monsanto (NYSE: MON) Sees the Largest Fourth Quarter Loss Since 2007