Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Family Dollar Stores Inc (NYSE: FDO) to report its Q2 earnings at $0.97 per share on revenue of $2.27 billion. FDO shares gained 0.86% to $52.85 in after-hours trading. Sealy Corp (NYSE: ZZ) swung to a Q1 loss of $902,...

Shares of Potash (NYSE: POT) have moved higher after a mid-day consolidation and the stock is now sitting at intra-day highs, up 1.79% to $57.58. After falling this morning off the open, POT quickly retook positive territory and then consolidated for a couple of hours. The stock has now firmly...

Dahlman Rose has issued a report on CF Industries (NYSE: CF) raising EPS estimates. According to the report, "We have raised our 2011 EBITDA and EPS estimates to $2.2 billion (prior $1.7 billion) and $14.56 (prior $10.04) as we expect better volumes and pricing along with an improved product mix...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) today announced positive results from a 24-week analysis of the ongoing Phase 3 ENVISION study of VX-770, an oral medicine in development that targets the defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis (CF). ENVISION (n=52) was designed to evaluate...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced positive results from a 24-week analysis of the ongoing Phase 3 ENVISION study of VX-770, an oral medicine in development that targets the defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis (CF). ENVISION (n=52) was designed to evaluate...

CNBC Options Action's Mike Khouw said on the show that options market is implying a move of 5% in Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS), which is in line with the way the stock has historically performed on the earnings. He thinks that it would be wise to collect some premium in this environment. If you...

By Dian L. Chu, EconMatters Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard, when speaking to reporters in France on March 26, stated, “If the economy is as strong as I think it is, then I think it may be reasonable to send a signal to markets that we're going to start withdrawing our...

Another trading week is in the books and it would appear the bad news bulls are once again in charge of this market. At some point, you've got to feel sorry for the bears that keep missing opportunity after opportunity to force this market lower. Oh well, such is life in the financial markets....

According to Goldman Sachs, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) held recent management meetings. Goldman Sachs reported that it recently hosted meetings with Vertex Pharmaceuticals CFO Ian Smith. “Discussions focused on three areas: (1) TVR FDA advisory committee panel and launch trajectory for...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ: SGEN) is “too speculative for me and I'm not going to go there. There are a lot of other things I like more." He said that CB Richard Ellis (NYSE: CBG) is in the “sweet spot of commercial real estate.”...

While the markets are slightly lower on the day, the fertilizer stocks have started to make a move higher. Earlier today, stocks like Potash Corp.Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT), The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) and Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) were all lower. However, in the last hour they have turned...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research note this morning, where it suggests that traders sell strangles on Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) due to lack of catalysts. Goldman Sachs Chemicals analyst, Robert Koort, is Buy rated on shares and sees 16% upside to his $80 12-mth price target. However, with...

Below are the top large-cap agricultural chemicals stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next year. The earnings estimate for Agrium Inc (NYSE: AGU) for the next year ending December, 2012 is $7.88 per share. AGU's PEG ratio is 0.62. Mosaic Company (The) (NYSE:...

Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN) announced today that it has begun to receive revenue from the Company's Industrial Wastewater Resources (IWR) operation at the South Canyon Landfill in Colorado. "We are extremely excited that this project has generated immediate revenue for a project of this...

Yesterday was the first day of spring, and while the weather doesn't feel like it quite yet, your portfolio knows no weather, and these ideas may give a little "spring" to your investments. Spring time is traditionally the best time of the year to plant, garden, lawn care, and generally do all...