Agrium Company Profile (NYSE:AGU)

About Agrium

Agrium Inc. is a producer and distributor of agricultural products and services. The Company categorizes its segments within the Retail and Wholesale business units. The Retail business unit distributes crop nutrients, crop protection products, seed, merchandise and services directly to growers through a network of farm centers in two geographical segments: North America, which includes the United States and Canada, and International, which includes Australia and South America. The Wholesale business unit produces, markets and distributes crop nutrients and industrial products through businesses, including Nitrogen, which includes manufacturing in Alberta, Texas and Argentina; Potash, which includes mining and processing in Saskatchewan; Phosphate, which includes mining and production facilities in Alberta and Idaho, and Wholesale Other, which includes producing blended crop nutrients and environmentally smart nitrogen (ESN) polymer-coated nitrogen crop nutrients.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Agricultural Chemicals
Sub-Industry: N/A
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: AGU
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Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $90.34
50 Day Moving Average: $92.24
200 Day Moving Average: $90.40
52-Week Range: $79.94 - $100.24
Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.52
Foreward P/E Ratio: 15.36
P/E Growth: -12.54
Market Cap: $12.48B
Outstanding Shares: 138,175,000
Beta: 1.33

Profitability:

Net Margins: 6.18%
Return on Equity: 14.22%
Return on Assets: 5.18%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68%
Current Ratio: 1.32%
Quick Ratio: 0.82%

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Consensus Ratings for Agrium (NYSE:AGU) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Sell Ratings, 10 Hold Ratings, 10 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.36)
Consensus Price Target:	$98.53 (9.07% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Agrium (NYSE:AGU)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/22/2016	TD Securities	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$94.00
9/14/2016	Cleveland Research	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
9/13/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Downgrade	Buy -> Underperform	$91.00
9/13/2016	BMO Capital Markets	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform
9/13/2016	Credit Agricole SA	Upgrade	Underperform -> Outperform	$100.00
8/31/2016	Sanford C. Bernstein	Reiterated Rating	Buy
9/1/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$91.00
8/31/2016	RBC Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
8/18/2016	Barclays PLC	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$96.00 -> $98.00
8/8/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$91.00 -> $93.00
8/5/2016	AltaCorp Capital	Upgrade	Sector Perform -> Outperform
6/16/2016	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Hold
6/11/2016	Scotiabank	Reiterated Rating	Sector Outperform	$100.00
6/9/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
5/31/2016	Stifel Nicolaus	Upgrade	Sell -> Hold	$103.00
4/21/2016	Vertical Group	Downgrade	Hold -> Sell
4/21/2016	Vertical Research	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold
4/17/2016	Cowen and Company	Downgrade	Hold
4/12/2016	HSBC	Lower Price Target		$97.00 -> $87.00
2/22/2016	Susquehanna	Lower Price Target	Positive Agu.To	$105.00 -> $100.00
2/16/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$88.00 -> $82.00
2/10/2016	Paradigm Capital	Lower Price Target	Buy	$97.50
1/21/2016	Standpoint Research	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy	$108.00
1/14/2016	CIBC	Lower Price Target		$117.00 -> $115.00
9/23/2015	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Lower Price Target	Market Perform	$115.00 -> $105.00
9/22/2015	Canaccord Genuity	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$115.00 -> $112.00
8/7/2015	Howard Weil	Upgrade	Outperform -> Focus List
2/25/2015	Miller Tabak	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$103.00 -> $106.00

(Data available from 9/26/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Agrium (NYSE:AGU)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
8/3/2016	Q216	$4.08	$4.18	$6.67 billion	$6.42 billion	View	N/A
5/3/2016	Q116	($0.06)	$0.05	$2.73 billion	$2.73 billion	View	N/A
2/9/2016	Q415	$1.38	$1.52	$2.84 billion	$2.41 billion	View	N/A
11/5/2015	Q315	$0.67	$0.79	$2.97 billion	$2.52 billion	View	N/A
8/5/2015	Q215	$4.81	$4.90	$7.31 billion	$6.99 billion	View	N/A
5/5/2015	Q115	$0.35	($0.09)	$3.16 billion		View	N/A
11/3/2014	Q3	$0.50	$0.63	$2.99 billion	$2.92 billion	View	N/A
8/6/2014	Q214	$4.12	$4.37	$7.17 billion	$7.34 billion	View	N/A
5/6/2014	Q114	$0.05	$0.07	$3.01 billion	$3.08 billion	View	N/A
11/5/2013	Q313	$0.58	$0.50	$2.84 billion	$2.87 billion	View	N/A
5/9/2013	Q113	$1.08	$0.94	$3.47 billion	$3.22 billion	View	N/A
2/21/2013	Q412	$2.03	$2.34	$3.20 billion	$3.26 billion	View	N/A
11/7/2012	Q312	$1.82	$1.34	$3.07 billion	$2.96 billion	View	N/A
5/9/2012		$1.01	$1.32			View	N/A
11/3/2011		$1.94	$1.85			View	N/A
8/3/2011		$4.30	$4.56			View	N/A
5/4/2011		$0.92	$1.03			View	N/A
2/9/2011		$1.14	$1.00			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Agrium (NYSE:AGU)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $5.16 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $5.88 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	2	($0.07)	$0.00	($0.04)
Q2 2016	2	$4.16	$4.20	$4.18
Q3 2016	2	$0.30	$0.55	$0.43
Q4 2016	2	$0.87	$1.12	$1.00
Q1 2017	1	$0.09	$0.09	$0.09
Q2 2017	1	$4.50	$4.50	$4.50
Q3 2017	1	$0.81	$0.81	$0.81
Q4 2017	1	$1.28	$1.28	$1.28

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Agrium (NYSE:AGU)

Annual Dividend:	$3.50
Dividend Yield:	3.87%
Dividend Growth:	65.90% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	55.73% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 67.83% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 59.52% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)
Track Record:	4 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for Agrium (NYSE:AGU)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/4/2016	quarterly	$0.88	3.91%	9/28/2016	9/30/2016	10/20/2016
5/4/2016	quarterly	$0.88	4.06%	6/28/2016	6/30/2016	7/21/2016
2/25/2016	quarterly	$0.88	4.15%	3/29/2016	3/31/2016	4/21/2016
12/11/2015	quarterly	$0.88	3.72%	12/29/2015	12/31/2015	1/21/2016
8/7/2015	quarterly	$0.88	3.47%	9/28/2015	9/30/2015	10/15/2015
5/7/2015	quarterly	$0.88	3.22%	6/26/2015	6/30/2015	7/16/2015
2/25/2015	quarterly	$0.78	2.69%	3/27/2015	3/31/2015	4/16/2015
11/4/2014	quarterly	$0.78	3.21%	12/29/2014	12/31/2014	1/21/2015
8/8/2014	quarterly	$0.75	3.32%	9/26/2014	9/30/2014	10/16/2014
5/8/2014	quarterly	$0.75	3.23%	6/26/2014	6/30/2014	7/17/2014
2/24/2014	quarterly	$0.75	3.3%	3/27/2014	3/31/2014	4/17/2014
12/13/2013	quarterly	$0.75	3.36%	12/27/2013	12/31/2013	1/16/2014
8/9/2013	quarterly	$0.50	2.34%	9/26/2013	9/30/2013	10/17/2013
4/9/2013	quarterly	$0.50	2.13%	6/26/2013	6/28/2013	7/18/2013
2/22/2013	quarterly	$0.50	1.99%	3/26/2013	3/28/2013	4/18/2013
12/17/2012	semiannual	$0.50	1.02%	12/27/2012	12/31/2012	1/17/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Agrium (NYSE:AGU)
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Latest Headlines for Agrium (NYSE:AGU)

Date	Headline
	Agrium Can Improve Its Margins By Acquiring Production Capacity And Leveraging Its Retail Network - Seeking Alpha (NYSE:AGU) seekingalpha.com - September 26 at 8:23 PM
	Agrium About To Put More Money In Your Pocket (AGU) - Forbes (NYSE:AGU) www.forbes.com - September 26 at 8:23 PM
	Today's Top Gainers in the Market Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) from Basic Materials - The Daily Leicester (NYSE:AGU) thedailyleicester.com - September 23 at 3:48 PM
	November 4th Options Now Available For Agrium (AGU) (NYSE:AGU) www.stockoptionschannel.com - September 22 at 3:21 PM
	Agrium Inc. (AGU) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets - DailyQuint (NYSE:AGU) dailyquint.com - September 22 at 9:16 AM
	Agrium, Potash $36B Merger Done at Right Time (POT, AGU) (NYSE:AGU) www.investopedia.com - September 21 at 10:23 AM
	Analysts Take: Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) Projected Earnings & Price Targets - Frisco Fastball (NYSE:AGU) friscofastball.com - September 20 at 3:21 PM
	Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) – Is this large market cap stock undervalued? - The Daily Leicester (NYSE:AGU) thedailyleicester.com - September 20 at 3:21 PM
	Agrium Inc. Just Lost its Biggest Competitive Advantage - The Motley Fool Canada (NYSE:AGU) www.fool.ca - September 20 at 3:21 PM
	Agrium Inc. Just Lost its Biggest Competitive Advantage (NYSE:AGU) www.fool.ca - September 20 at 9:13 AM
	High Market Cap Stock of the Day – Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) (NYSE:AGU) twincountynews.com - September 19 at 4:20 PM
	What You Need to Know About the PotashCorp-Agrium Merger (NYSE:AGU) www.fool.com - September 15 at 8:33 PM
	[$$] Blockbuster agri-deals set to earn advisers $280m in fees (NYSE:AGU) www.ft.com - September 15 at 3:22 PM
	3 Things You Must Know About Agrium Inc./Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. Merger - The Motley Fool Canada (NYSE:AGU) www.fool.ca - September 15 at 12:14 PM
	Cleveland Research Says Initial U.S. Dealers Having Mixed Reaction To Agrium-Potash Deal - Benzinga (NYSE:AGU) www.benzinga.com - September 14 at 3:21 PM
	Cleveland Research Says Initial U.S. Dealers Having Mixed Reaction To Agrium-Potash Deal (NYSE:AGU) feeds.benzinga.com - September 14 at 11:49 AM
	S&P Places Agrium (AGU) on CreditWatch Positive Amid PotashCorp (POT) Deal - StreetInsider.com (NYSE:AGU) www.streetinsider.com - September 14 at 9:23 AM
	Significant Runner- Agrium Inc.'s (AGU) - Hot Stocks Point (NYSE:AGU) www.hotstockspoint.com - September 14 at 9:23 AM
	Active Watch List- American Farmland Firm (NYSE:AFCO), Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU), Extra Space Storage Inc. (NYSE ... - Seneca Globe (NYSE:AGU) www.senecaglobe.com - September 13 at 3:22 PM
	Agrium upgraded by CLSA (NYSE:AGU) finance.yahoo.com - September 13 at 3:22 PM
	Potash Corp, Agrium in $36 Billion Fertilizer Mega-Merger (NYSE:AGU) finance.yahoo.com - September 13 at 3:22 PM
	Potash (POT) Stock Slumps, Downgraded at CLSA (NYSE:AGU) www.thestreet.com - September 13 at 3:22 PM
	Agrium Inc. -- Moody's places Agrium under review for upgrade following merger announcement with Potash Corp. (NYSE:AGU) www.moodys.com - September 13 at 3:22 PM
	Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. -- Moody's places Potash Corp under review for downgrade following merger announcement (NYSE:AGU) www.moodys.com - September 13 at 3:22 PM
	Agrium (AGU) Stock Slides, Downgraded After Potash Deal (NYSE:AGU) www.thestreet.com - September 13 at 3:22 PM
	What Makes A Merger Of Equals? (NYSE:AGU) feeds.benzinga.com - September 13 at 2:27 PM
	POT Stock: Merger With Agrium Inc. Good News for Dividend - Income Investors (NYSE:AGU) www.incomeinvestors.com - September 13 at 8:13 AM
	Potash, Agrium: A $36B Merger Out of Necessity (POT, AGU) (NYSE:AGU) www.investopedia.com - September 13 at 8:13 AM
	[$$] Canadian Fertilizer Giants Agrium and Potash Agree to Merge (NYSE:AGU) www.wsj.com - September 13 at 8:13 AM
	Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Monday September 12, 2016 (NYSE:AGU) feeds.benzinga.com - September 12 at 9:33 PM
	Potash Corporation Signs Merger Deal with Agrium Inc. (USA) (NYSE:AGU) www.thecountrycaller.com - September 12 at 3:23 PM
	Notable Mergers and Acquisitions 9/12: (AGU)/(POT) (HPQ) (HZNP)/(RPTP) (OTEX) (NYSE:AGU) www.streetinsider.com - September 12 at 3:23 PM
	Potash Corp., Agrium agree to merge, creating $36B agriculture giant (NYSE:AGU) www.onenewspage.com - September 12 at 3:23 PM
	Agrium And PotashCorp To Merge (NYSE:AGU) www.rttnews.com - September 12 at 3:23 PM
	Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (USA) (POT) and Agrium Inc. (USA) (AGU) Make It Official (NYSE:AGU) investorplace.com - September 12 at 10:31 AM
	Potash (POT) volatility up into merger of equal with Agrium Inc. (AGU) - StreetInsider.com (NYSE:AGU) www.streetinsider.com - September 12 at 8:11 AM
	It’s Do or Die Time for PotashCorp’s Investors (NYSE:AGU) marketrealist.com - September 12 at 8:11 AM
	Weekly Update: Fertilizer Prices for the Week Ending September 9 (NYSE:AGU) marketrealist.com - September 12 at 8:11 AM
	Shares Holding Above Moving Averages: Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) - Post News (NYSE:AGU) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 9 at 3:22 PM
	Why Agrium Inc. Shareholders Could Lose From the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Corp. Merger - The Motley Fool Canada (NYSE:AGU) www.fool.ca - September 9 at 3:22 PM
	Stock Trading Above Moving Averages: Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) - Post News (NYSE:AGU) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 7 at 8:31 PM
	Update on Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) for the day - TwinCountyNews - Twin County News (NYSE:AGU) twincountynews.com - September 7 at 3:23 PM
	A Mega Merger: Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. Talks With Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) www.fool.ca - September 7 at 12:20 PM
	Agrium Secures Approval to Buy Retail Locations in Canada (NYSE:AGU) finance.yahoo.com - September 7 at 12:19 PM
	Is Agrium Inc.(NYSE: AGU), a large market cap stock a smart buy ... - The Daily Leicester (NYSE:AGU) thedailyleicester.com - September 3 at 8:11 AM
	RPT-Canada fertilizer deal would send farmers to regulators (NYSE:AGU) feeds.reuters.com - September 1 at 6:20 AM
	Canada fertilizer deal would send farmers to regulators (NYSE:AGU) feeds.reuters.com - August 31 at 8:06 PM
	Agrium Inc.'s (AGU): Watch List - Hot Stocks Point - Hot Stocks Point (NYSE:AGU) www.hotstockspoint.com - August 31 at 3:23 PM
	$AGU& $ABT- Agrium Inc. (USA) (NYSE:AGU) & Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) News Review - Money News (NYSE:AGU) www.newsismoney.com - August 31 at 3:23 PM
	Citi Gives Their Take On Potential Potash-Agrium Tie-Up - Benzinga (NYSE:AGU) www.benzinga.com - August 31 at 3:23 PM