Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT): Today's Featured Chemicals Laggard
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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
(
) pushed the Chemicals industry lower today making it today's featured Chemicals laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.6%. By the end of trading, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan fell $6.27 (-16.5%) to $31.63 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 103,201,450 shares of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5,341,800 shares. The stock ranged in price between $29.00-$31.89 after having opened the day at $29.22 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $37.90. Other companies within the Chemicals industry that declined today were:
(
), down 28.6%,
(
), down 20.0%,
(
), down 17.3% and
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile
(
), down 17.1%.
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells fertilizers and related industrial and feed products primarily in the United States and Canada. The company mines and produces potash, which is used as fertilizer. Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan has a market cap of $32.2 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 6.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, expanding profit margins, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, growth in earnings per share and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 9.5%,
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), up 8.0%,
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), up 6.3% and
(
), up 6.1% , were all gainers within the chemicals industry with
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) being today's featured chemicals industry leader.
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) while those bearish on the chemicals industry could consider
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).
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