Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras, Argan, and Canadian National Railway are the seven Fertilizer stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Fertilizer stocks are the quantities of nutrient formulations—typically nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compounds—held in storage by producers, distributors or end users. Maintaining these inventories helps smooth out seasonal demand swings, logistical delays and supply-chain disruptions. Analysts monitor fertilizer stocks to assess market tightness and anticipate price or availability pressures. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Fertilizer stocks within the last several days.
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.
Union Pacific stock traded down $2.66 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $219.31. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,637,305 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,972,172. Union Pacific has a 12-month low of $204.66 and a 12-month high of $258.07. The company has a market capitalization of $130.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.05, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.05. 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 firm's fifty day moving average price is $227.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $230.86.
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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 $3.43 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $274.57. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,727,424 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,852,299. Norfolk Southern has a 12-month low of $201.63 and a 12-month high of $288.11. The company has a market capitalization of $61.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.55, a PEG ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.79. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $259.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $244.70.
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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.
CSX stock traded down $0.53 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $35.01. The company's stock had a trading volume of 19,265,718 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,105,130. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $33.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.77. CSX has a 12-month low of $26.22 and a 12-month high of $37.10. The company has a market capitalization of $65.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.61, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.25.
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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.
NYSE:CP traded down $0.66 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $72.89. The stock had a trading volume of 3,538,129 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,920,402. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $76.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.70. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a one year low of $66.49 and a one year high of $87.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $66.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.06.
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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.
NYSE:PBR traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $12.70. The stock had a trading volume of 18,778,398 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,019,370. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.47. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a one year low of $11.03 and a one year high of $15.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $81.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.48 and a beta of 0.85.
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Argan (AGX)
Argan, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, maintenance, project development, and technical consulting services to the power generation market. The company operates through Power Services, Industrial Services, and Telecom Services segments. The Power Services segment offers engineering, procurement, and construction, as well as designing, building, and commissioning of large-scale energy projects to the owners of alternative energy facilities, such as biomass plants, wind farms, and solar fields; and design, construction, project management, start-up, and operation services for projects with approximately 18 gigawatts of power-generating capacity.
NYSE:AGX traded down $19.66 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $225.32. The stock had a trading volume of 869,114 shares, compared to its average volume of 431,538. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $216.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $170.12. Argan has a one year low of $63.53 and a one year high of $253.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.60 and a beta of 0.59.
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Canadian National Railway (CNI)
Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail, intermodal, trucking, and marine transportation and logistics business in Canada and the United States. The company provides rail services, which include equipment, custom brokerage services, transloading and distribution, business development and real estate, and private car storage services; and intermodal services, such as temperature controlled cargo, port partnerships, and logistics parks.
NYSE:CNI traded down $0.63 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $92.82. The stock had a trading volume of 2,049,316 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,722,425. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $102.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $101.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.58. Canadian National Railway has a one year low of $91.65 and a one year high of $121.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $58.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.94.
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