Union Pacific, CSX, and Norfolk Southern are the three Fertilizer stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Fertilizer stocks are the quantities of nutrient formulations (chemical or organic) that producers, distributors or farmers hold in reserve for future application or sale. They serve as a buffer against seasonal demand peaks, supply chain disruptions and price volatility. Proper management of these stocks is critical for ensuring consistent access to soil-enriching inputs and optimizing crop yields. 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.
Shares of UNP stock traded up $1.97 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $231.36. 7,430,636 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,713,770. Union Pacific has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $258.07. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $222.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $230.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91. The stock has a market cap of $138.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.84, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.05.
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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 $0.34 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $32.91. 20,443,890 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,319,549. CSX has a fifty-two week low of $26.22 and a fifty-two week high of $37.10. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52. The stock has a market cap of $61.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.71, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.24.
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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 NSC stock traded up $0.38 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $255.89. 1,905,810 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,229,482. 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 cap of $57.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.48, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $240.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $239.20.
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