Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. raised the price target on Monsanto (NYSE: MON) to $49 from $47, after the company reported earnings yesterday. It has a Neutral rating on shares. In the research report, J.P. Morgan writes, "We rate Monsanto Neutral for year-ahead performance. Monsanto's business model...

Morgan Stanley expects Mosaic's (NYSE: MOS) South Fort Meade (SFM) mine costs to provide a $0.34 headwind to F2011 EPS. While it is likely that phosphate prices have increased partially as a result of SFM's permitting issue, Mosaic will incur ~$210 mn of costs in F2011 associated with SFM. Morgan...

Dahlman Rose has issued a research report for The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) following the company's conference call on 10/5. In the report, Dahlman Rose writes "Mosaic reported F1Q11 revenues of $2.2 billion, surpassing consensus and our estimates of nearly $2.0 billion by more than $200 million,...

Marriott International Inc (NYSE: MAR) is likely to post its Q3 earnings at $0.23 per share. Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) may report its Q4 EPS at $0.95. Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE: STZ) is expected to post its earnings at $0.49 per share in the second-quarter. Monsanto Co (NYSE: MON)...

Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) to report its Q4 EPS at $0.95. COST's shares gained 0.34% to $64.88 in after-hours trading. After yesterday's closing bell, Yum! Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) posted its Q3 net income...

  By Phil at Phil's Stock World  Go go BOJ!!!  Acting under pressure from the Government to DO SOMETHING, the Bank of Japan announce a 35,000,000,000,000 Yen ($418Bn) monetary easing program this morning, finally taking that last step and cutting rates to ZERO.  ...

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) is currently higher on the session by 0.71%, trading at $48.11. The company is scheduled to report earnings tomorrow, before the opening bell. • Estimates The Street is looking for Q4 earnings per share of $0.01 on revenue of $1.79 billion. These estimates have fallen...

While Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) continues to review the report prepared by The Conference Board of Canada, which details the impact that an acquisition of PotashCorp by BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) would have on Canada and the province of Saskatchewan in particular, the...

Goldman Sachs has some mixed thoughts on The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS), which reported earnings yesterday after the bell. It has a Neutral rating on shares. In the research note, Goldman Sachs writes, "Mosaic (MOS) reported 1Q2011 EPS of $0.67, $0.13 shy of our forecast and $0.03 lower than...

Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) reported FQ1 EPS of $0.67, $0.05 below consensus as stronger than expected results in Potash were more than offset by slightly weaker than expected results in Phosphates. Mosaic's outlook for 2011 is positive with global phosphate shipments expected to reach 57-59 MM m.t. in...

Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) reported earnings on Monday with an EPS miss on higher costs. MOS's reported 1Q was $0.67, below our estimate of $0.73 and the consensus of $0.72. Most of the 1Q miss was due to lower than expected gross margins in the phosphate segment, a result of higher raw material...

Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Yum! Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) to report its Q3 EPS at $0.73. YUM's shares gained 0.47% to $46.64 in after-hours trading. Alcon Inc (NYSE: ACL) has appointed Robert Karsunky as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO),...

Advisers to the Canadian province of Saskatchewan told the provinces to not oppose a takeover of Potash Corp. (NYSE: POT), the world's largest fertilizer producer, by BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and said that the purchase of Potash by a Chinese suitor cold be damaging to the province's budget. The...

Cusick's Corner The market continues to exhibit emotion on both sides, up and down, but there is absolutely no conviction. The VIX 23.53 +1.03 is on the move to the upside but still in that moderate range, which from a strategic perspective, means that a lot of traders are sitting on their...