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Weakness Offers Buying Opportunity In MOS
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 2:49pm | 138Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgrade Mosaic Co (NYSE: MOS) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for MOS has been raised from $64 to $68. According to Goldman Sachs, the upgrade in the rating is to reflect the significant decline in Mosaic’s share price last week. Although investors are concerned...
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Top Consumer Goods Stocks in 2010 (CLX, SMG, PG, PMI, JNJ)
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 2:05pm | 432According to a report published in The Street, some of the key stocks that are set to see a surge in 2010 are: Clorox (NYSE: CLX): CLX’s products, including the company’s namesake bleach, salad dressing and cat litter, can be seen across retailers, from big ones like Wal-Mart to small mom-and-pop...
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Agrium Retains Ourperformance Rating (AGU, CF)
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 1:08pm | 121Credit Suisse increased its price target for Agrium Inc (NYSE: AGU) from $63 to $74 and retained its Outperformance rating. The stock is trading at $58.58 and the increase in the target price was to reflect Credit Suisse’s revised 2011 estimates. Credit Suisse lowered its EPS estimate for 2009...
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Mosaic (MOS) Gets Its Act Together, Says Barron's
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 12:55pm | 135A new crop cycle and the replacement of soil nutrients will boost fertilizer maker Mosaic’s (NYSE: MOS) bottom line and stock. Barron’s reports that, if fertilizer prices recover, it could propel Mosaic’s earnings to $6 or $7 by 2012 and a price of around $80. As arable land decreases and food...
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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 3, Week 20
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 9:42am | 2711Year 3, Week 20 Major Position ChangesTo see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'.Cash: 78.4% (v 80.7% last week)23 long bias: 18.9% (v 17.0% last week) 3 short bias: 2.7% (v 2.3% last week) [includes 1 option position]26...
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POT Plagued By Declining Potash Prices
Friday, December 18, 2009 - 3:13pm | 131Analyst Mark Gulley of Soleil Securities Group downgrades Potash Corp (NYSE: POT) from "hold" to "sell." The target price for POT is set to $85. According to Soleil Securities Group, the downgrade in rating is based on valuation, declining potash prices and capacity additions in the industry. As...
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POT Downgraded On Valuation And Falling Potash Prices
Friday, December 18, 2009 - 1:31pm | 74Soleil downgraded Potash Corp of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) from “hold” to “sell.” The target price for POT is set to $85. The downgrade in the rating was based on valuation and falling prices of potash. According to Soleil, the outlook on prices has deteriorated, with the price of a ton of potash...
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Bookkeeping: Taking Some Long Exposure Off the Table
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 11:16am | 681Go King Dollar! I am taking some long exposure down as some stocks break support, and others I want to lock in profits. We are simply unable to break out of this range on the S&P 500.... HDFC Bank (HDB) I have been adding in small increments of late, but today it has broken support - this...
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Positive Outlook On The Farm Markets
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 12:54pm | 138The Industrial Machinery research team at Jefferies & Co is impressed with the manner in which the Farm market has thus weathered the storm and feels that a recovery in the economy will be a big boost for the sector. A distinct trend improvement in tractor sales, holding of the crop prices...
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Stocks to Watch (CF, BRCM, ING, LYG, FGXI)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 9:44am | 357CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF)(FREE stock trend analysis) on Tuesday said it will not seek to extend its financing commitments for its proposed acquisition of Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA)(FREE stock trend analysis) and made no assurance that it will take more action to buy the...
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Top 5 Large-Cap Stocks with Highest Sales Growth Estimate for Next Year (TM, SU, MRK, ESRX, POT)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 9:26am | 206Below are the top 5 large-cap stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of the highest sales growth estimate. The market expects Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) to generate 164,990% sales growth in the next fiscal year. TM’s market capitalization is $130.44 billion. TM had posted its earnings for the...
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Fast Money Picks For December 16th (TSO, TSL, EXPD, IPI)
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 8:35pm | 104CNCB's Fast Money Gary Kaminsky thinks that Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ: EXPD) is breaking out and recommends it as a buy. Expeditors (EXPD) gained 1.27% today. Tim Seymour likes Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO), while Guy Adami recommends Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE: TSL)....
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Atheros Communication (ATHR) - Best Performer of Late
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 2:05pm | 682After some puzzling behavior a month or two ago, considering it's excellent fundamentals [Oct 20, 2009: Atheros Communications Trounces Analysts Estimates; Increases Guidance], , Atheros Communications (ATHR) has been on a tear of late. You'd think it was a Chinese small cap stock (which are the...
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Mosaic (MOS) Announces Q2 Fiscal Year 2010 Earnings Release and Conference Call
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 9:19am | 114The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS)(FREE stock trend analysis) plans to issue its Q2 fiscal year 2010 earnings results and financial tables on Tuesday, January 5, 2010, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Results will be available on Mosaic's website at mosaicco.com/investors....
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Buy Rating For The Mosaic Company (MOS)
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 3:42pm | 89The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS)(FREE stock trend analysis) was given a Buy recommendation by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. It expects potash shipment of Mosaic in 2010 to return to 2005-07 average levels, given the potential for inventory restocking and assumes a net realized potash price of $430/...