Best Agriculture Stocks To Research – May 17th

Deere & Company, Chubb, Apollo Global Management, CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign, and Norfolk Southern are the five Agriculture stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Agriculture stocks are shares of publicly traded companies involved in the production, processing, and distribution of farm commodities and related services. This sector includes firms that manufacture seeds, fertilizers, farm machinery, and those engaged in crop and livestock production. Investing in agriculture stocks gives market exposure to factors like commodity prices, weather conditions, and global food demand. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Agriculture stocks within the last several days.

Deere & Company (DE)

Deere & Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of equipment used in agriculture, construction, forestry, and turf care. It operates through the following segments: Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Agriculture and Turf segment focuses on the distribution and manufacture of a full line of agriculture and turf equipment and related service parts.

Shares of Deere & Company stock traded up $15.47 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $531.79. 2,322,036 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,417,561. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $468.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $454.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 2.22. Deere & Company has a 12 month low of $340.20 and a 12 month high of $533.78. The stock has a market cap of $144.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.57, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.08.

Chubb (CB)

Chubb Limited provides insurance and reinsurance products worldwide. The company's North America Commercial P&C Insurance segment offers commercial property, casualty, workers' compensation, package policies, risk management, financial lines, marine, construction, environmental, medical risk, cyber risk, surety, and casualty; and group accident and health insurance to large, middle market, and small commercial businesses.

NYSE:CB traded up $2.14 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $294.19. 1,402,309 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,625,006. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $288.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $280.69. The company has a current ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Chubb has a fifty-two week low of $251.42 and a fifty-two week high of $306.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $117.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.95, a PEG ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.57.

Apollo Global Management (APO)

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing in investments in credit, private equity, infrastructure, secondaries and real estate markets. The firm prefers to invest in private and public markets. The firm’s private equity investments include traditional buyouts, recapitalization, distressed buyouts and debt investments in real estate, corporate partner buyouts, distressed asset, corporate carve-outs, middle market, growth, venture capital, turnaround, bridge, corporate restructuring, special situation, acquisition, and industry consolidation transactions.

NYSE:APO traded down $0.19 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $143.80. 2,399,313 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,911,441. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $132.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $152.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. Apollo Global Management has a fifty-two week low of $95.11 and a fifty-two week high of $189.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.67, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.67.

CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign (CNH)

CNH Industrial NV is an equipment and services company, which develops, manufactures and sells specialized machines and services for the farming and construction industries, and supplies replacement parts and accessories. It operates through the following operating segments: Agriculture, Construction, and Financial Services.

NYSE:CNH traded up $0.30 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $13.70. 23,135,412 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,040,953. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.03. The company has a current ratio of 13.21, a quick ratio of 10.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.54. CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign has a fifty-two week low of $9.28 and a fifty-two week high of $13.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.30 and a beta of 1.50.

Norfolk Southern (NSC)

Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals consist of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal.

NYSE:NSC traded up $2.28 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $246.19. 1,089,983 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,208,683. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $226.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $242.54. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. Norfolk Southern has a fifty-two week low of $201.63 and a fifty-two week high of $277.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.30, a PEG ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.30.