Top Agriculture Stocks To Keep An Eye On – July 18th

Norfolk Southern, Chubb, and Deere & Company are the three Agriculture stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Agriculture stocks are equity shares of publicly traded companies engaged in the production, processing or distribution of farm commodities and related inputs—such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and agricultural machinery. By owning these stocks, investors gain exposure to the broader agribusiness sector and can participate in its growth or use them as a hedge against rising food and commodity prices. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Agriculture stocks within the last several days.

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.

NSC traded up $4.87 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $274.68. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,428,088 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,260,648. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.78. The company’s 50-day moving average is $251.33 and its 200-day moving average is $241.42. Norfolk Southern has a 52 week low of $201.63 and a 52 week high of $283.28. The firm has a market cap of $61.92 billion, a PE ratio of 18.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.31.

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 down $1.37 on Friday, reaching $274.09. The stock had a trading volume of 1,296,022 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,647,971. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $286.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $282.21. Chubb has a 1-year low of $252.16 and a 1-year high of $306.91. The company has a market cap of $109.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.53.

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.

NYSE DE traded down $1.04 on Friday, reaching $498.10. The stock had a trading volume of 540,270 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,342,199. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 1.89. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $512.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $480.12. Deere & Company has a 1-year low of $340.20 and a 1-year high of $533.78. The company has a market cap of $134.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 1.08.