Promising Fertilizer Stocks To Watch Now – March 8th

Union Pacific, CSX, and Canadian National Railway are the three Fertilizer stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Fertilizer stocks refer to the accumulated inventory of fertilizer products held by manufacturers, distributors, or retailers for agricultural use. These stocks are maintained to ensure a steady supply of nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, which are essential for enhancing soil fertility and promoting healthy crop growth. 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 traded up $4.57 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $249.84. 2,835,489 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,302,825. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $241.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $241.02. The company has a market capitalization of $150.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76. Union Pacific has a 12 month low of $218.55 and a 12 month high of $258.07.

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 traded up $0.33 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $31.26. 19,422,389 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,614,221. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $32.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.62. The company has a market capitalization of $60.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43. CSX has a 12 month low of $30.55 and a 12 month high of $38.35.

Canadian National Railway (CNI)

Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail, intermodal, trucking, and marine transportation and logistics business in Canada and the United States. The company provides rail services, which include equipment, custom brokerage services, transloading and distribution, business development and real estate, and private car storage services; and intermodal services, such as temperature controlled cargo, port partnerships, and logistics parks.

NYSE:CNI traded down $0.82 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $101.12. 4,142,424 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,464,553. Canadian National Railway has a one year low of $96.28 and a one year high of $134.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $102.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $108.63. The company has a market cap of $63.53 billion, a PE ratio of 19.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.91.