3 Stocks Moving The Chemicals Industry Upward
All three major indices are trading down today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading down 4 points (0.0%) at 18,344 as of Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,211 issues advancing vs. 1,725 declining with 124 unchanged.
The Chemicals industry currently sits down 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.2%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry higher today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Chemicals industry higher today. As of noon trading, CF Industries Holdings is up $0.83 (3.2%) to $26.86 on average volume. Thus far, 2.5 million shares of CF Industries Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $25.63-$26.86 after having opened the day at $26.07 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $26.03.
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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes nitrogen fertilizers and other nitrogen products worldwide. The company operates through Ammonia, Granular Urea, UAN, AN, Other, and Phosphate segments. CF Industries Holdings has a market cap of $5.8 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 36.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 4 analysts who rate CF Industries Holdings a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
CF Industries Holdings
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, deteriorating net income and weak operating cash flow. Get the full
CF Industries Holdings Ratings Report
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.35 (1.3%) to $26.83 on average volume. Thus far, 3.5 million shares of Mosaic exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $25.94-$26.83 after having opened the day at $26.15 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $26.48.
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The Mosaic Company, through its subsidiaries, produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients primarily for the agricultural industry worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Phosphates, Potash, and International Distribution. Mosaic has a market cap of $8.9 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 4.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 2 analysts who rate Mosaic a buy, 4 analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Mosaic
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and attractive valuation levels. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including disappointing return on equity, weak operating cash flow and poor profit margins. Get the full
now.
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is up $0.56 (3.5%) to $16.71 on heavy volume. Thus far, 7.6 million shares of Potash Corp of Saskatchewan exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 9.8 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $16.00-$16.73 after having opened the day at $16.14 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $16.15.
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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells fertilizers, and related industrial and feed products worldwide. It operates in three segments: Potash, Nitrogen, and Phosphate. Potash Corp of Saskatchewan has a market cap of $13.2 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 5.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 4 analysts who rate Potash Corp of Saskatchewan a buy, 4 analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan
as a
. Among the primary strengths of the company is its solid financial position based on a variety of debt and liquidity measures that we have evaluated. At the same time, however, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity. Get the full
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Ratings Report
now.
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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the chemicals industry could consider
(
) while those bearish on the chemicals industry could consider
ProShares Short Basic Materials Fd
(
).