Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) from $75 to $81 and maintains its Overweight rating.

The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) is moving higher in after hours, after the company reported better than expected earnings after the bell today. At last check, shares of MOS were up $2.12 to $77.12, a gain of 2.8%.

Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) reports Q2 earnings of $1.01 versus estimates of $0.91. Mosaic Co. reports revenues of $2.7 billion versus estimates of $2.44 billion. "Mosaic is on pace for an outstanding year in fiscal 2011," said Jim Prokopanko, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mosaic. "Our...

Mosaic beat earnings and revenue estimates today in post-market trading, and this has traders wondering whether sister stock Potash (NYSE: POT) might also beat earnings on its upcoming report. At last check, shares of Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) were trading higher after the news release by up to 3....

Fertilizer company Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) is expected to release its quarterly earnings results after the closing bell on Tuesday. Wall Street analysts estimate the the company will report earnings per share of $0.91 compared to $0.32 in the year ago period. Ahead of this report, MOS is falling as a...

By Josh Lipton The next few weeks will see the first few companies reporting earnings for the final quarter of 2010 and, while analysts predict another impressive period of profit growth, expectations for the year ahead remain decidedly more muted. This week, investors will hear the latest...

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed Nike (NYSE:NKE) from its Conviction Buy List, but maintained the "buy" rating with a target price of $95 • KBW upgraded SunTrust (NYSE:STI) to "outperform," increasing the target price $33 from $30 • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) lifted its target price of Apple (NASDAQ:...

Unconfirmed Rumors circulate that Monsanto Co. (MON) will be acquired by Vale S.A. (VALE) at $88.00 a share.

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed Nike (NYSE:NKE) from its Conviction Buy List, but maintained the "buy" rating with a target price of $95 • KBW upgraded SunTrust (NYSE:STI) to "outperform," increasing the target price $33 from $30 • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) lifted its target price of Apple (NASDAQ:...

Yesterday, Inspire announced that denufosol failed to meet its primary and secondary endpoints in the TIGER-2 Phase III study in cystic fibrosis (CF), Piper Jaffray reports. “We are downgrading Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) to a Neutral from an Overweight and lowering our price...

CNBC Options Action's Mike Khouw suggested an options strategy in The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) ahead of earnings on Tuesday, January 4th. He doesn't think that it will be a huge event, and he recommended a neutral strategy as a way to play Mosaic (MOS) earnings. Mike Khouw wants to sell the...

Missouri-based agricultural company, Monsanto Company (MON) is scheduled to report its first quarter results on January 6, 2010. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the first quarter is a penny per share. FourthQuarter & Fiscal 2010 Summary On October 6, Monsanto announced weak...

Missouri-based agricultural company, Monsanto Company (MON) is scheduled to report its first quarter results on January 6, 2010. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the first quarter is a penny per share. FourthQuarter & Fiscal 2010 Summary On October 6, Monsanto announced weak...