Norfolk Southern, Chubb, Arch Capital Group, Deere & Company, and Apollo Global Management are the five Agriculture stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Agriculture stocks are publicly traded shares of companies involved in the cultivation, processing and distribution of farm products, as well as the production of related inputs such as seeds, fertilizers and farming equipment. By investing in these equities, shareholders gain exposure to the global food-and-fiber supply chain, whose performance is driven by factors like weather patterns, commodity prices, input costs and agricultural policy. 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 stock traded up $7.19 during trading on Friday, reaching $277.00. 6,134,047 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,268,323. The company has a 50-day moving average of $252.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $241.71. The company has a market capitalization of $62.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.92, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.31. Norfolk Southern has a twelve month low of $201.63 and a twelve month high of $280.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.70.
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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.
NYSE CB traded down $1.72 on Friday, hitting $273.74. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,977,889 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,652,788. 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 1-year low of $252.16 and a 1-year high of $306.91. The company's 50-day moving average is $286.14 and its 200 day moving average is $282.20. The firm has a market cap of $109.70 billion, a PE ratio of 13.17, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.53.
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Arch Capital Group (ACGL)
Arch Capital Group Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, reinsurance, and mortgage insurance products worldwide. The company's Insurance segment offers primary and excess casualty coverages; loss sensitive primary casualty insurance programs; directors' and officers' liability, errors and omissions liability, employment practices and fiduciary liability, crime, professional indemnity, and other financial related coverages; medical professional and general liability insurance coverages; and workers' compensation and umbrella liability, as well as commercial automobile and inland marine products.
NASDAQ ACGL traded down $0.31 on Friday, hitting $88.35. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,501,656 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,785,606. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Arch Capital Group has a 1-year low of $82.49 and a 1-year high of $116.47. The company's 50-day moving average is $91.51 and its 200 day moving average is $91.91. The firm has a market cap of $33.11 billion, a PE ratio of 9.05, a PEG ratio of 6.17 and a beta of 0.51.
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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.
NYSE DE traded up $0.81 on Friday, hitting $499.95. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,064,545 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,342,614. The company has a quick ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76. Deere & Company has a 1-year low of $340.20 and a 1-year high of $533.78. The company's 50-day moving average is $512.85 and its 200 day moving average is $480.65. The firm has a market cap of $135.40 billion, a PE ratio of 24.19, a PEG ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 1.08.
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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 APO traded down $3.86 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $152.19. 2,927,816 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,965,801. Apollo Global Management has a fifty-two week low of $95.11 and a fifty-two week high of $189.49. 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 business has a 50-day moving average of $138.96 and a 200-day moving average of $143.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $86.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.59.
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