Fertilizer Stocks To Follow Today - July 11th

CSX, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, CF Industries, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Nutrien, and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras are the seven Fertilizer stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Fertilizer stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that manufacture, distribute or sell chemical and organic fertilizers used to boost soil fertility and crop yields. Investors follow these stocks to gain exposure to the agricultural inputs sector, where demand is driven by global food needs, commodity prices and farming trends. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Fertilizer stocks within the last several days.

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 NASDAQ:CSX traded up $0.51 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $34.05. The company's stock had a trading volume of 17,828,797 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,327,170. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.38, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.23. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $31.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.10. CSX has a fifty-two week low of $26.22 and a fifty-two week high of $37.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.88.

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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 $2.18 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $234.82. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,249,378 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,727,419. The stock has a market capitalization of $140.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.15, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.05. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $225.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $231.10. Union Pacific has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $258.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.73.

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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.

Shares of NYSE:NSC traded up $3.67 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $266.81. The company's stock had a trading volume of 994,343 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,234,460. Norfolk Southern has a fifty-two week low of $201.63 and a fifty-two week high of $277.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.23, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.31. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $247.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $240.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.78.

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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.

CF stock traded up $1.53 during trading on Friday, reaching $97.29. 1,141,328 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,238,258. CF Industries has a twelve month low of $67.34 and a twelve month high of $104.45. The company has a market capitalization of $16.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.79 and a beta of 0.96. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $85.09. 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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Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP)

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a transcontinental freight railway in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The company transports bulk commodities, including grain, coal, potash, fertilizers, and sulphur; merchandise freight, such as forest products, energy, chemicals and plastics, metals, minerals, consumer products, and automotive; and intermodal traffic comprising retail goods in overseas containers.

CP stock traded down $0.63 during trading on Friday, reaching $81.78. 1,228,348 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,808,035. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a twelve month low of $66.49 and a twelve month high of $87.72. The company has a market capitalization of $75.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.07. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $76.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

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Nutrien (NTR)

Nutrien Ltd. provides crop inputs and services. The company operates through four segments: Retail, Potash, Nitrogen, and Phosphate. The Retail segment distributes crop nutrients, crop protection products, seeds, and merchandise products. The Potash segment provides granular and standard potash products.

NTR stock traded down $0.45 during trading on Friday, reaching $60.35. 1,331,121 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,184,870. Nutrien has a twelve month low of $43.70 and a twelve month high of $65.08. The company has a market capitalization of $29.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $59.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $53.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

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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 stock traded down $0.04 during trading on Friday, reaching $12.80. 5,600,329 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 18,176,236. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.86. The company has a market capitalization of $82.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.55 and a beta of 0.85. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a twelve month low of $11.03 and a twelve month high of $15.73.

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