Fertilizer Stocks To Consider - August 7th

Key Points

• CF Industries, Union Pacific, and Norfolk Southern are highlighted as key fertilizer stocks to monitor due to their significant trading volumes and relevance in the agricultural sector.
• CF Industries has a market capitalization of $14.17 billion, with a P/E ratio of 11.02 and 52-week share price ranging from $67.34 to $104.45.
• Norfolk Southern's stock has a market cap of $62.86 billion and a P/E ratio of 18.93, with trading activity reflecting a 52-week price range of $201.63 to $288.11.

CF Industries, Union Pacific, and Norfolk Southern are the three Fertilizer stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Fertilizer stocks are equity shares of publicly traded companies that manufacture, distribute or sell agricultural fertilizers—such as nitrogen, phosphate and potash compounds—used to boost soil fertility and crop yields. Performance in these stocks is driven by global food demand, commodity prices, production costs and agricultural policy. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Fertilizer stocks within the last several days.

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.

CF Industries stock traded down $6.34 during trading on Thursday, reaching $83.57. The company had a trading volume of 5,224,062 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,729,958. CF Industries has a 52 week low of $67.34 and a 52 week high of $104.45. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $94.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $85.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.02 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 2.59, a quick ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

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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.

Shares of NYSE:UNP traded down $3.01 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $222.45. The stock had a trading volume of 1,714,128 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,321,184. The company has a market cap of $131.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.05. Union Pacific has a 1 year low of $204.66 and a 1 year high of $258.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86. The business's 50 day moving average price is $227.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $230.66.

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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.

NYSE NSC traded down $3.08 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $279.87. 1,317,691 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,551,869. Norfolk Southern has a 52 week low of $201.63 and a 52 week high of $288.11. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $262.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $245.44. The stock has a market cap of $62.86 billion, a PE ratio of 18.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

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