Agriculture Stocks To Consider - May 29th

Norfolk Southern, Chubb, Deere & Company, CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign, Vodafone Group Public, Apollo Global Management, and Nordson are the seven Agriculture stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Agriculture stocks are shares of publicly traded companies involved in the farming and agribusiness sector—ranging from crop and livestock producers to agricultural-equipment manufacturers, seed and fertilizer suppliers, and food processors. By investing in these equities, one gains exposure to the global demand for food and raw materials, which is driven by factors like population growth, weather conditions, government policies and commodity price swings. Because food production is an essential, inflation-sensitive industry, agriculture stocks can offer portfolio diversification and potential hedges against rising prices. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Agriculture stocks within the last several days.

Norfolk Southern (NSC)

Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals consist of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal.

NSC traded up $3.95 on Thursday, reaching $246.49. 1,125,773 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,212,135. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.82. Norfolk Southern has a 52-week low of $201.63 and a 52-week high of $277.60. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $227.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $241.59. The company has a market cap of $55.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.33, a PEG ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.30.

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Chubb (CB)

Chubb Limited provides insurance and reinsurance products worldwide. The company's North America Commercial P&C Insurance segment offers commercial property, casualty, workers' compensation, package policies, risk management, financial lines, marine, construction, environmental, medical risk, cyber risk, surety, and casualty; and group accident and health insurance to large, middle market, and small commercial businesses.

CB stock traded up $4.40 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $293.40. The stock had a trading volume of 850,605 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,608,805. The company has a current ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Chubb has a 1-year low of $251.42 and a 1-year high of $306.91. The company has a fifty day moving average of $287.88 and a 200 day moving average of $281.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $117.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.91, a PEG ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.57.

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Deere & Company (DE)

Deere & Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of equipment used in agriculture, construction, forestry, and turf care. It operates through the following segments: Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Agriculture and Turf segment focuses on the distribution and manufacture of a full line of agriculture and turf equipment and related service parts.

Shares of NYSE DE traded down $3.99 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $504.00. The stock had a trading volume of 420,686 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,402,020. The company has a market capitalization of $136.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.08. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $474.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $460.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 2.22. Deere & Company has a 52 week low of $340.20 and a 52 week high of $533.78.

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CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign (CNH)

CNH Industrial NV is an equipment and services company, which develops, manufactures and sells specialized machines and services for the farming and construction industries, and supplies replacement parts and accessories. It operates through the following operating segments: Agriculture, Construction, and Financial Services.

Shares of NYSE:CNH traded down $0.20 on Thursday, reaching $12.65. The company had a trading volume of 12,813,411 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,232,714. The company has a quick ratio of 10.83, a current ratio of 13.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.54. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $12.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.30 and a beta of 1.50. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign has a twelve month low of $9.28 and a twelve month high of $13.87.

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Vodafone Group Public (VOD)

Vodafone Group Public Limited Company provides telecommunication services in Europe and internationally. It offers mobile connectivity services comprising end-to-end services for mobile voice and data, messaging, device management, BYOx, and telecoms management, as well as professional and consulting services; and fixed line connectivity, such as fixed voice and data, broadband, software-defined networks, managed WAN, LAN, ethernet, and satellite; and financial services, as well as business and merchant services.

Vodafone Group Public stock traded down $0.06 on Thursday, reaching $10.34. 13,236,748 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,653,581. The stock has a market cap of $25.73 billion, a PE ratio of 9.07, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $9.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.94. Vodafone Group Public has a twelve month low of $8.00 and a twelve month high of $10.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

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Apollo Global Management (APO)

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing in investments in credit, private equity, infrastructure, secondaries and real estate markets. The firm prefers to invest in private and public markets. The firm's private equity investments include traditional buyouts, recapitalization, distressed buyouts and debt investments in real estate, corporate partner buyouts, distressed asset, corporate carve-outs, middle market, growth, venture capital, turnaround, bridge, corporate restructuring, special situation, acquisition, and industry consolidation transactions.

Shares of NYSE APO traded up $0.10 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $131.61. 958,345 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,933,444. The company's 50-day moving average price is $132.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $151.54. Apollo Global Management has a 1-year low of $95.11 and a 1-year high of $189.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.00, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 1.44.

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Nordson (NDSN)

Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, and other fluids worldwide. It operates through three segments: Industrial Precision Solutions; Medical and Fluid Solutions; and Advanced Technology Solutions.

NASDAQ NDSN traded up $13.02 during trading on Thursday, hitting $208.76. The company's stock had a trading volume of 562,746 shares, compared to its average volume of 304,002. Nordson has a 52 week low of $165.03 and a 52 week high of $266.86. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 2.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The firm has a market cap of $11.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.90. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $191.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $212.47.

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