Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

These positions will execute first thing in the morning, I am looking to sell off some inventory on the long side, looking at stocks whose charts are at risk and with a gap down open on the index will do some damage.  The only question is when the cursory oversold bounce happens will these charts...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 12, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Computer Sciences Corporation. (CSE), Accenture (ACN), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), JA Solar Holdings (JASO) and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG ). Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog: CSC Mixed on Top,...

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG) recorded a 19.0% growth in fiscal 2010 third-quarter GAAP net income to $175.9 million from $147.8 million in the year-ago period mainly due to better pricing and cost containment initiatives. Earnings from continuing operations came in at $2.61 per share, easily...

Pre-open movers US stock index futures fell sharply today, as investor confidence dropped following the downgrade of the economic outlook by the Federal Reserve. While futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 45.00 to 10,620, those on the S&P 500 lost 16.20 to 1,103.50. Meanwhile,...

Analysts at JP Morgan reiterate their "neutral" rating on Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (NYSE: SMG), while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for SMG has been raised from $45 to $52. According to JP Morgan, “Scotts is improving its domestic market share position in both key lawn and...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 09, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF), ValueClick Inc. (VCLK), Public Storage (PSA) Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. (ENDP) and FTI Consulting Inc. (FCN ). Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog: CF Falls...

We upgrade our recommendation on Monsanto Company (MON) from Underperform to Neutral based on our optimism on the higher production of SmartStax corn seeds. SmartStax, which is planted on 3 million acres out of a total of 32 million acres, is expected to cover 15 million acres in fiscal 2011 and...

Year 4, Week 1 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 62.5% (v 79.6% last week) 24 long bias: 32.4% (v 17.8% last week) 3 short bias: 5.1% (v 2.6% last week) 27 positions (vs 17 last week)...

Cusick’s Corner Market participants continue to worry – the latest jobs data was disappointing, the private sector added fewer jobs than expected. The Labor Department’s unemployment number actually came in at 9.5% which is the same as last month’s, but that’s because some discouraged job seekers...

CBOT wheat prices have pulled back from 23-month highs on Friday. The run-up in wheat is due to a severe drought in Russia and has pushed up the price of other agricultural commodities as well. As a result of the surge in agricultural commodity prices, traders have bid up fertilizer stocks. During...

Cusick's Corner Trading volume was light today. Many market participants were on the sidelines, waiting for Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report that comes out premarket at 8:30am ET. Most economists are predicting that the unemployment rate will rise to 9.6% from June’s 9.5%. (To access the...

Fertilizer company CF Industries (NYSE: CF) reported Q2 net earnings attributable to common stockholders of $105.1 million, or $1.54 per diluted share, down from earnings of $213.0 million, or $4.33 per diluted share, in the 2009 second quarter. On an adjusted basis, EPS was $2.51, which came in...

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) reports Q2 EPS of $2.51 versus estimates of $3.16. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. reports Q2 revenues of $1.3 billion versus estimates of $1.23 billion.