Union Pacific, CSX, Norfolk Southern, CF Industries, and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras are the five Fertilizer stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Fertilizer stocks are the publicly traded shares of companies that produce, market or distribute chemical and organic fertilizers used to enhance soil fertility and boost crop yields. By investing in these equities, investors gain exposure to the agricultural‐input sector, whose performance is driven by crop demand, commodity prices and global trade dynamics. 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.
NYSE:UNP traded down $0.97 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $220.55. 3,739,243 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,544,143. The firm has a market cap of $130.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.05. Union Pacific has a 52 week low of $204.66 and a 52 week high of $258.07. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $227.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $229.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86.
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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.
NASDAQ:CSX traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $36.32. 17,898,133 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,141,444. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $33.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $31.56. CSX has a 52 week low of $26.22 and a 52 week high of $37.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50. The firm has a market cap of $67.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.25.
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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 $1.64 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $280.86. 1,939,854 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,210,820. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $266.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $246.68. Norfolk Southern has a 1 year low of $201.63 and a 1 year high of $288.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The company has a market cap of $63.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.31.
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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 up $0.61 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $85.88. 2,428,910 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,810,435. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $93.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $85.19. CF Industries has a 1 year low of $67.34 and a 1 year high of $104.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 3.22 and a quick ratio of 2.84. The company has a market cap of $13.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.21 and a beta of 0.94.
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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 up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $12.09. 14,799,811 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 25,502,350. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.69. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a 1 year low of $11.03 and a 1 year high of $15.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The company has a market cap of $77.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.65 and a beta of 0.85.
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