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BP Goes Big on Ethanol Biofuels: What’s the Story?
BP (BP) has agreed to form a joint venture with Bunge (BG) in a bid to strengthen its ethanol biofuels business.
Construction & Forestry Segment’s Revenue, Margins Improved
In the fiscal second quarter, Deere & Company’s (DE) Construction & Forestry segment reported revenue of $2.7 billion.
What Caused Bunge’s Legal Action against Egypt’s Grain Buyer?
Bunge (BG) has a market capitalization of $8.1 billion. BG fell by 2.8% to close at $56.75 per share as of February 9, 2016.
Dividend Yield of Archer-Daniels Midland
Archer-Daniels Midland’s (ADM) PE ratio of 19.1x compares to a sector average of 23.8x. The dividend yield of 3.1% compares to a sector average of 2.4%.
How Soybean Prices Moved in January 2017
In its January report, the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) said that the world’s ending stock for soybeans fell slightly to 82.3 million metric tons from 82.9 million metric tons in December.
What’s the Latest News on Ingredion?
Ingredion (INGR) reported 3Q16 net sales of $1.5 billion, which represents a rise of 3.6%, compared to $1.4 billion in 3Q15.
Ingredion Incorporated Acquired TIC Gums
Ingredion rose 0.06% to close at $125.37 per share on December 20. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 0.06%, 3.7%, and 32.4%.
Ingredion Has Declared a Dividend
Ingredion (INGR) has a market cap of $8.9 billion. It rose 0.77% to close at $124.42 per share on December 9, 2016.
Bunge Limited Has Declared Dividends
Price movement Bunge Limited (BG) has a market cap of $10.4 billion. It rose 0.55% to close at $73.40 per share on December 8, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 4.9%, 5.4%, and 10.4%, respectively, on the same day. BG is trading 7.8% above its 20-day moving average, 14.4% […]
Hasbro Declares Dividend of $0.51 per Share
Price movement Hasbro (HAS) has a market cap of $10.8 billion. It rose 0.24% to close at $86.73 per share on December 8, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 3.1%, 4.1%, and 32.0%, respectively, on the same day. HAS is trading 1.6% above its 20-day moving average, 5.1% above […]
Why Did Bunge Limited Issue Senior Notes?
Bunge Limited (BG) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on December 2, 2016, to shareholders of record on November 18, 2016.
A Look at Michael Kors Holdings’s Fiscal 2Q17 Performance
Michael Kors Holdings (KORS) has a market cap of $9.0 billion. It rose 3.2% to close at $51.76 per share on November 10, 2016.
What 2016 Election Means for MON, POT, ADM, and Agribusiness
In this series, we’ll discuss the importance of the US presidential election in 2016 for the stock market in general and agribusiness stocks in particular.
How Did Bunge Perform in 3Q16?
Bunge (BG) has a market cap of $9.6 billion. It rose 10.0% to close at $68.81 per share on November 2, 2016.
How Did Estée Lauder’s 1Q17 Earnings Turn Out?
Estée Lauder Companies (EL) has a market cap of $30.0 billion. It fell 5.5% to close at $81.60 per share on November 2, 2016.
How Has Archer Daniels Midland Performed in 3Q16?
Price movement Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $26.7 billion. It rose 7.3% to close at $46.75 per share on November 1, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 9.9%, 9.0%, and 30.5%, respectively, on the same day. ADM is trading 9.6% above its 20-day moving average, […]
Bunge to Partner with Oleo-Fats
Bunge (BG) has a market cap of $8.3 billion. It rose 0.80% to close at $59.23 per share on September 30, 2016.
Ingredion Has Declared a Quarterly Dividend
Ingredion (INGR) rose 0.32% to close at $129.28 per share during the third week of September 2016.
Société Générale Rated Ingredion as a ‘Hold’
Ingredion (INGR) has a market cap of $10.1 billion. It rose by 0.51% to close at $139.64 per share on September 7, 2016.
Bunge’s New Investment to Increase the Value of Its Business
Bunge (BG) has a market cap of $8.8 billion. It fell by 0.45% to close at $62.52 per share on August 30, 2016.
Archer Daniels Midland Settles Lawsuit
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $24.8 billion. It fell by 1.8% to close at $42.56 per share on August 25, 2016.
Why Ingredion Acquired Sun Flour’s Rice Starch and Rice Flour Business
Ingredion (INGR) has a market cap of $9.7 billion. It rose by 0.87% to close at $134.02 per share on August 17, 2016.
Bunge Limited Has Declared Dividends
Bunge Limited reported 2Q16 net sales of $10.5 billion, a fall of 2.8% compared to net sales of $10.8 billion in 2Q15.
Archer Daniels Midland Offers $1 Billion in Notes
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has a market cap of $26.0 billion. Its stock rose by 0.16% to close at $44.52 per share on August 8, 2016.
ADM’s Stock Fell 2% Due to Weaker Performance in 2Q16
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) reported its 2Q16 results on August 2. The stock didn’t react well to the results. It fell 2% on the same day.
Analyzing Archer Daniels Midland’s 339th Dividend Payment
One day after its 2Q16 results, Archer Daniels Midland declared a cash dividend of $0.30 per share on the company’s common stock on August 3.
Archer Daniels Midland Declares Dividend of $0.30 Per Share
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $25.7 billion. It rose by 1.1% to close at $43.93 per share on August 3, 2016.
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Upgraded Bunge Limited to a ‘Buy’
Bunge Limited (BG) has a market cap of $8.8 billion. It rose by 0.48% to close at $63.33 per share on August 2, 2016.
Ingredion’s Top and Bottom Lines Rose in 2Q16
Ingredion’s (INGR) stock price rose by 0.35% to close at $133.24 per share during the fourth week of July 2016.
Why Bunge’s Limited Bottom Line Rose in 2Q16
Bunge Limited (BG) has a market cap of $9.1 billion. It rose by 6.7% to close at $65.35 per share on July 28, 2016.
How Does ADM Compare to Its Peers on Key Moving Averages?
Archer Daniels Midland stock closed at $43.60 on July 25. It’s trading 9.5% above its 100-day moving average and 3.5% above its 50-day moving average.
Archer Daniels Midland’s Valuation before Its 2Q16 Earnings
Archer Daniels Midland is trading at a higher PE multiple of 15.3x over its forward 12-month EPS—compared to Bunge as of July 25, 2016.
What’s Archer Daniels’ Balanced Capital Allocation Framework?
For 2016, Archer Daniels Midland plans to balance its capital allocation framework. It advanced the strategy by selling a 50% interest in its Brazilian port in 2015.
Archer Daniels Midland Stock Gained since Its 1Q16 Earnings
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is slated to report its 2Q16 results on August 2 before the market opens. The stock has gained 12% since its last quarter results.
Why Horse Owners Are Suing Archer-Daniels Midland
Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $25.2 billion. It fell by 0.21% to close at $43.39 per share on July 20, 2016.
Wall Street Analysts’ Take on Bunge before Its 2Q16 Earnings
Around 61% of analysts now rate Bunge as a “buy” and 39% rate it as a “hold.” No analysts rate it as a “sell.”
Bunge Consistently Returns Value to Shareholders
On May 24, Bunge announced that its board of directors approved a 10.5% increase in the company’s regular quarterly common share cash dividend.
What Could Cause Bunge’s Revenue to Drop in 2Q16?
Analysts are expecting Bunge’s revenue to be ~$10.05 billion for fiscal 1Q16. This represents a fall of 7%—compared to 2Q15 revenue of $10.78 billion.
Bunge’s Performance in 1Q16: A Strong Start to 2016
Bunge started 2016 by beating earnings estimates by 78%. The adjusted EPS was ~1.41 for the first quarter—much higher than analysts’ estimates.
How Has Bunge’s Stock Performed Since Its 1Q16 Earnings?
Bunge will report the results for 2Q16 ending June 30 before the Market opens on July 28. Its stock has fallen 2% since its last quarter earnings release.
Ingredion’s Valuation Multiple ahead of 2Q16 Earnings
A forward PE valuation multiple indicates how much an investor is willing to pay over the company’s EPS for the next four quarters. Ingredion’s valuation rose 13% since fiscal 1Q16.
How Has Ingredion Maximized Shareholder Value?
Ingredion has a dividend yield of 1.3% as of July 15, 2016. Management has raised the dividend at a CAGR of 29.3% over the last five years.
What’s behind Ingredion’s Impressive 2016 Stock Prices?
Ingredion (INGR) is set to report its fiscal 2Q16 results before the Market opens on July 28, 2016. So far in 2016, Ingredion stock has risen 43%.
BB&T Capital Rated Bunge a ‘Buy’
Bunge reported 1Q16 net sales of $8.9 billion, a decline of 17.5% compared to net sales of $10.8 billion in 1Q15.
How Has Bunge’s Stock Fared in the Last 4 Months?
Bunge’s (BG) joint venture news with Wilmar on July 5, 2016, wasn’t too positive for its shares. It fell by 1.3% to close at $57.16 on the day.
What Does Wall Street See ahead for Bunge?
The average target price for Bunge has risen slightly to $71.60. This represents a rise of 23% from the stock’s closing price of $58.12 on July 6, 2016.
How Bunge Is Expanding Its Oilseed Segment’s Global Presence
Bunge maintains a balanced footprint, with ~29% of its capacity in North America, 37% of its capacity in South America, and 19% of its capacity in Europe.
Why Did Bunge Sell Its Stake in Its Vietnam Operations?
In a press release on July 5, 2016, Bunge announced that it would be selling 45% of its stake in its Vietnam crush operations to Wilmar International.
Bunge and Wilmar Form Joint Venture to Increase Market Share
Bunge Limited (BG) has a market cap of $8.2 billion. Its stock fell by 1.4% to close at $57.76 per share on July 5, 2016.
Argus Downgrades Hershey to “Hold”
The Hershey Company (HSY) has a market cap of $23.9 billion. Its stock fell by 1.3% to close at $110.55 per share on July 5, 2016.
Company & Industry Overviews Why Has HLMNX Done Well in YTD 2016?
Compared to its peers, the relatively high exposure to energy stocks has benefited HLMNX in 2016 so far.
Bunge Expects Resurgence of Commodities to Drive 2016 Growth
Bunge’s (BG) 1Q16 earnings were consistent with its guidance and beat earnings estimates by 78%.
How Is Bunge’s Environmental, Social, and Governance Score?
Bunge (BG) has had the highest ESG score among its peers for the last five years.
How Bunge Returns Value to Shareholders
Bunge (BG) paid $549 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in 2015.
What Is Bunge’s Sustainable Expansion Strategy?
To maximize its returns, Bunge (BG) expands its operations through mergers and acquisitions, reinvests in its business, and returns value to shareholders.
How Improved Farm Economics Could Help Bunge’s Fertilizer Segment
Bunge’s (BG) smallest operating segment is its Fertilizer segment, which has operations in Argentina.
How Will the Surge in Sugar Prices Affect Bunge?
Sugar is the third largest contributor to Bunge’s total revenue.
How Is Bunge Expanding Oilseed Segment’s Global Presence?
In the Oilseeds segment, Bunge’s focus has been to enhance its footprint in the major growth regions.
How Bunge Plans to Extract More Value from Grains Segment
Bunge’s (BG) Agribusiness segment consists of its grains and oilseeds business.
How Bunge Is Creating Value from Segment Synergies
Bunge’s (BG) Agribusiness segment processes oilseeds into vegetable oils.
How Bunge’s Agribusiness Segment Is Driving Growth
Global demand for Bunge’s core agribusiness products like oilseeds and grains grew in 2015.
Why 2015 Was a Milestone Year for Bunge
Bunge (BG), a leading agribusiness and food company, believes that 2015 was a year of many milestones despite the challenging environment.
Archer Daniels Midland Sold Its Brazilian Sugar Ethanol Operations
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $25.3 billion. It rose by 1.0% to close at $42.48 per share on May 25, 2016.
How Does Bunge Compare to Its Peers on Key Moving Averages?
On May 2, 2016, Bunge Limited (BG) closed at $62.52. It’s trading 6.4%, 12%, and 7% above its 100-day, 50-day, and 20-day moving averages.
Why Did Bunge Limited Stock Rise 3% after Its 1Q16 Results?
Bunge Limited (BG) reported its 1Q16 results before the Market opened on April 28. The stock rose 3% with a high trading volume.
Bunge Announced the Acquisition of Walter Rau Neusser
Bunge announced the acquisition of Walter Rau Neusser—a leading European supplier of mid-specialty oils and fats for foodservice and food processing customers.
How Did Bunge’s Segments Contribute to Its 1Q16 Performance?
The Agribusiness segment accounted for 70% of Bunge’s revenue in the first quarter with $6.2 billion in sales. However, it fell 20% year-over-year.
Is Bunge Expected to Report Lower Earnings in 1Q16?
In 2015, Bunge returned $549 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. In 2014 and 2015, the company purchased a total of $600 million in shares.
Why Bunge Might Report a Drop in Revenue in 1Q16
Analysts are expecting revenue to be $10.1 billion for fiscal 1Q16. This represents a fall of 6% compared to 1Q15 revenue of $10.8 billion.
How’s Archer Daniels Midland Meeting Global Consumer Demand?
Archer Daniels Midland opened its new flavor creation, application, and customer service facility in Cranbury, New Jersey, to meet customers’ unique demands.
Analyzing Archer Daniels Midland’s Initiatives for Food Innovation
Archer Daniels Midland partly funded NFS’s (National Foodworks Services) new headquarters. It’s a local food innovation center in Decatur, Illinois.
What Do Most Analysts Recommend for ADM?
ADM’s target price of $36.78 demonstrates that it has the potential to rise by 2% compared to its April 4 closing price of $36.04.
Did the Brazilian Ethanol Plant Contribute to ADM’s Operations?
ADM’s Corn Processing segment, which accounted for 14.8% of its total revenue in 2015, included the activities of its Brazilian sugarcane ethanol plant.
What Made ADM Decide to Sell Its Brazilian Operation?
To maximize shareholder value, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) recently entered into an agreement to sell its sugarcane ethanol operations in Brazil.
How Much Did McCormick Return to Shareholders in Fiscal 1Q16?
McCormick & Company (MKC) has a dividend yield of 1.6% as of March 30, 2016. Management has raised the dividend at an average annual rate of 9.2% over five years.
How Does General Mills Maintain Its Strong Margin Discipline?
General Mills displayed a fifth consecutive quarter of operating margin expansion. The adjusted operating profit margin increased by 60 basis points to 15.9% compared to 15.3% in fiscal 3Q15.
General Mills’ Fiscal 3Q16: Green Giant Divestiture Caused Sales Dip
The Green Giant divestiture, along with continued foreign exchange headwinds, impacted the net sales of General Mills (GIS), as anticipated by the company.
What Is Ingredion’s Quarterly Dividend per Share?
Ingredion’s price movements on a weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) basis are 0.36%, 4.7%, and 11.4%, respectively.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Downgrades Archer-Daniels Midland
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has downgraded Archer-Daniels Midland’s (ADM) rating to “neutral” from “buy.” Revenues in 4Q15 were $16,445.0 million, a fall of 21.3%.
Corn Prices Could Continue to Test Crucial Support
March 2016 corn futures prices were trading near the support level of 355 cents per bushel on March 3, 2016. Prices declined after two days of rising by 0.28%.
Bunge Will Deliver Cargo of French Wheat to Spain
Bunge rose 3.0% to close at $51.50 per share on March 2. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 3.9%, -15.2%, and -24.0%, respectively.
Weak Grain Crushing Report Influenced Corn Prices
Corn futures on CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) for March delivery rose by 0.07% and settled at $3.53 per bushel on March 1, 2016.
Bunge Has Declared a Quarterly Dividend of $0.38 per Share
Bunge (BG) has a market capitalization of $7.7 billion. BG rose by 0.56% to close at $50.0 per share as of March 1, 2016.
JPMorgan Chase Upgraded Bunge Rating to ‘Overweight’
JPMorgan Chase has upgraded Bunge from “neutral” to “overweight.” It reduced the price target to $57 from $61 per share.
Corn Prices Fell on USDA’s Weak Export Inspections
March corn futures were trading near the crucial support level of 360 cents per bushel on February 8, 2016.
Weak Weekly Export Inspection Report Hurt Corn
Corn futures prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (or CBOT) for March expiry fell by 0.96% and settled at $3.62 per bushel on February 8, 2016.
ADM Declared Quarterly Dividend of $0.30 per Share
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) fell by 3.6% to close at $34.07 per share at the end of the first week of February 2016.
Why Did the Short-Covering Rally Drive Corn Prices?
Corn futures on the CBOT, for March delivery, rose by 0.34% on February 2, 2016. Corn prices rose due to the technical short-covering rally.
ADM’s Revenue and EPS Estimated to Fall in Fiscal 4Q15
ADM will report its fiscal 4Q15 and 2015 earnings on February 2. It’s expected to report revenue of $19.4 billion, falling by 6.8% compared to fiscal 4Q14.
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Corn on the Rise? Monitoring Corn’s Mid-January Upward Price Movement
Corn futures prices for March 2016 delivery were trading near the crucial resistance level of $3.70 per bushel on January 20.
Corn’s Future: Strong Domestic Demand Supports Futures Prices on January 20
On January 20, corn futures on the CBOT for March delivery increased by 0.27%, settling at $3.68 per bushel in the wake high domestic corn demand.
ADM fell on the Fear of Family Farmer Bankruptcies
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has a market capitalization of $18.8 billion. ADM fell by 5.6% to close at $31.51 per share as of January 15, 2016.
Corn Prices Trade below the Key Moving Averages
Corn futures contracts, for March expiry, were trading above the key support level of $3.55 per bushel on January 14, 2016.
EIA’s Strong Weekly Ethanol Production Supports Corn Prices
Corn futures on the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade), for March delivery, rose slightly by 0.35% and settled at $3.58 per bushel on January 13, 2016.
Corn Prices Shift to Downward Trend
Corn futures prices for March delivery were trading below the crucial support level of 350 cents per bushel on January 4, 2016.
After 5 Straight Days of Falling, Corn Prices Rise
Corn future contracts for March expiration were trading near the key support level of 360 cents per bushel on the consecutive second trading day. Prices breached this critical support level on December 29.
Corn Prices Could Test Critical Support Levels
Corn prices could test the crucial support level of 360 cents per bushel in the near term and could remain in the range of 355–365 cents.
Unfavorable Weather Conditions in South American Region Drive Corn Prices
Brazil and Argentina are key corn producing countries, ranking third and sixth, respectively, in the world, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
Could Support Level of $3.65 Hold Corn’s Downward Price Movement?
March corn futures prices were near the key support of $3.65 per bushel on December 23, 2015. Corn prices fell for the third consecutive trading day.