Best Fertilizer Stocks To Consider - August 8th

Key Points

• Five fertilizer stocks are currently highlighted by MarketBeat, including Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras, CF Industries, Union Pacific, CSX, and Norfolk Southern, based on high trading volumes.
• Petrobras saw a stock price drop to $12.23 with significant trading activity, reflecting its market cap of $78.78 billion and a P/E ratio of 9.12.
• CF Industries, a manufacturer of nitrogen products, has a current stock price of $81.94 and a market cap of $13.89 billion, with a P/E ratio of 10.69.

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras, CF Industries, Union Pacific, CSX, and Norfolk Southern are the five Fertilizer stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Fertilizer stocks are the quantities of nutrient‐rich products (such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compounds) that manufacturers, distributors or governments hold in storage at any given time. They serve as a buffer against seasonal planting cycles, logistical delays and sudden shifts in demand. Tracking these stock levels is critical because low inventories can drive up prices and constrain crop production, while high inventories may indicate oversupply and downward pressure on prices. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Fertilizer stocks within the last several days.

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR)

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras explores, produces, and sells oil and gas in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Exploration and Production; Refining, Transportation and Marketing; and Gas and Power. The Exploration and Production segment explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas primarily for supplies to the domestic refineries.

PBR traded down $0.86 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $12.23. 36,843,974 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 21,107,824. The stock has a market cap of $78.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.12 and a beta of 0.85. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a 1-year low of $11.03 and a 1-year high of $15.73. The stock's 50-day moving average is $12.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76.

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CF Industries (CF)

CF Industries Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of hydrogen and nitrogen products for energy, fertilizer, emissions abatement, and other industrial activities in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Ammonia, Granular Urea, UAN, AN, and Other segments.

NYSE:CF traded down $0.95 on Friday, hitting $81.94. 2,572,722 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,744,511. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $94.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $85.56. CF Industries has a 52 week low of $67.34 and a 52 week high of $104.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.59 and a quick ratio of 2.22. The company has a market cap of $13.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.69 and a beta of 0.94.

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Union Pacific (UNP)

Union Pacific Corporation, through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company, operates in the railroad business in the United States. The company offers transportation services for grain and grain products, fertilizers, food and refrigerated products, and coal and renewables to grain processors, animal feeders, ethanol producers, renewable biofuel producers, and other agricultural users; and construction products, industrial chemicals, plastics, forest products, specialized products, metals and ores, petroleum, liquid petroleum gases, soda ash, and sand, as well as finished automobiles, automotive parts, and merchandise in intermodal containers.

NYSE UNP traded up $0.46 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $223.12. 782,686 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,314,165. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.65. The business's 50-day moving average is $227.08 and its 200-day moving average is $230.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $132.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.05. Union Pacific has a twelve month low of $204.66 and a twelve month high of $258.07.

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CSX (CSX)

CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based freight transportation services. The company offers rail services; and transportation of intermodal containers and trailers, as well as other transportation services, such as rail-to-truck transfers and bulk commodity operations. It also transports chemicals, agricultural and food products, minerals, automotive, forest products, fertilizers, and metals and equipment; and coal, coke, and iron ore to electricity-generating power plants, steel manufacturers, and industrial plants, as well as exports coal to deep-water port facilities.

Shares of CSX stock traded up $0.19 on Friday, reaching $35.44. 4,464,307 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,936,685. The company has a market capitalization of $66.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.86, a PEG ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50. CSX has a one year low of $26.22 and a one year high of $37.10. The company has a 50-day moving average of $33.49 and a 200 day moving average of $31.46.

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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.

NSC traded up $1.36 during trading on Friday, reaching $281.83. 527,659 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,551,382. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.79. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $262.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $245.68. Norfolk Southern has a twelve month low of $201.63 and a twelve month high of $288.11. The stock has a market cap of $63.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.31.

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