Agrium Inc (AGU): Today's Featured Basic Materials Winner
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) pushed the Basic Materials sector higher today making it today's featured basic materials winner. The sector as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, Agrium rose $3.05 (3.5%) to $91.43 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 1,597,380 shares of Agrium exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 881,300 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $87.94-$92.21 after having opened the day at $88.25 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $88.38. Other companies within the Basic Materials sector that increased today were:
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), up 96.9%,
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), up 51.1%,
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), up 28.2% and
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), up 24.4%.
Agrium Inc. engages in the retail of agricultural products and services. The company operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Advanced Technologies. Agrium has a market cap of $13.2 billion and is part of the chemicals industry. Shares are down 11.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate Agrium a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Agrium
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its reasonable valuation levels, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full Agrium Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 19.7%,
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), down 14.9%,
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), down 11.5% and
Genie Energy Ltd Common Stock B
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), down 7.8% , were all laggards within the basic materials sector with
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) being today's basic materials sector laggard.
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) while those bearish on the basic materials sector could consider
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