Deere & Company, Norfolk Southern, Chubb, Apollo Global Management, and Corteva are the five Agriculture stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Agriculture stocks are shares of publicly traded companies operating in the agricultural sector—ranging from farm-equipment manufacturers and seed or fertilizer producers to food processors and distributors. Investing in these stocks offers exposure to crop yields, commodity-price fluctuations and global food-demand trends, making them a way to participate in both the challenges and growth opportunities of feeding a growing population. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Agriculture stocks within the last several days.
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.
Deere & Company stock traded up $0.49 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $507.23. The company's stock had a trading volume of 682,260 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,376,504. Deere & Company has a 12 month low of $340.20 and a 12 month high of $533.78. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $498.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $471.85. The company has a market capitalization of $137.37 billion, a PE ratio of 24.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76.
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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.
Norfolk Southern stock traded down $0.08 during trading on Thursday, hitting $255.13. 871,400 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,229,108. The business's 50 day moving average is $238.71 and its 200 day moving average is $239.21. The company has a market capitalization of $57.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.43, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. Norfolk Southern has a 52 week low of $201.63 and a 52 week high of $277.60.
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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 traded up $1.29 during trading on Thursday, hitting $284.11. 660,826 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,612,235. The firm has a market cap of $113.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.54. The stock's fifty day moving average is $287.87 and its 200 day moving average is $281.61. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Chubb has a one year low of $251.42 and a one year high of $306.91.
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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.
Apollo Global Management stock traded up $1.70 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $139.43. 1,328,768 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,946,064. The business's 50-day moving average is $133.97 and its 200-day moving average is $146.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.68 billion, a PE ratio of 24.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.59. Apollo Global Management has a 12-month low of $95.11 and a 12-month high of $189.49.
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Corteva (CTVA)
Corteva, Inc. operates in the agriculture business. It operates through two segments, Seed and Crop Protection. The Seed segment develops and supplies advanced germplasm and traits that produce optimum yield for farms. It offers trait technologies that enhance resistance to weather, disease, insects, and herbicides used to control weeds, as well as food and nutritional characteristics.
NYSE CTVA traded up $1.12 on Thursday, hitting $74.36. 2,447,541 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,731,380. The business's 50 day moving average price is $67.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $63.16. The company has a market capitalization of $50.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.75. Corteva has a 52-week low of $50.30 and a 52-week high of $75.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.
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