July 21, 2017 - By Winifred Garcia
Monsanto Company , along with its subsidiaries, is a well-known provider of agricultural products for farmers. The company has market cap of $51.34 billion. The Firm provides seeds, biotechnology trait products, herbicides and digital agriculture tools to farmers. It has a 25.56 P/E ratio. The Firm operates through two divisions: Seeds and Genomics, and Agricultural Productivity.
Bank Of Nova Scotia Trust Company decreased Telus Corp (TU) stake by 2.37% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Bank Of Nova Scotia Trust Company sold 11,411 shares as Telus Corp (TU)’s stock rose 0.66%. The Bank Of Nova Scotia Trust Company holds 470,509 shares with $14.99M value, down from 481,920 last quarter. Telus Corp now has $21.34B valuation. The stock declined 0.22% or $0.08 reaching $35.84 per share. About 225,598 shares traded. TELUS Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TU) has risen 9.57% since July 21, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 7.13% the S&P500.
Ratings analysis reveals 60% of Monsanto’s analysts are positive. Out of 5 Wall Street analysts rating Monsanto, 3 give it “Buy”, 0 “Sell” rating, while 2 recommend “Hold”. The lowest target is $102.2 while the high is $128.0. The stock’s average target of $116.07 is -1.05% below today’s ($117.3) share price. MON was included in 6 notes of analysts from September 15, 2016. The rating was initiated by RBC Capital Markets on Thursday, February 23 with “Sector Perform”. Deutsche Bank maintained it with “Buy” rating and $128.0 target in Thursday, September 15 report. The stock has “Mkt Perform” rating by Bernstein on Monday, September 26. The stock has “Overweight” rating by JP Morgan on Wednesday, September 21. CLSA upgraded the shares of MON in report on Friday, January 6 to “Outperform” rating.
About 594,728 shares traded. Monsanto Company (MON) has risen 15.46% since July 21, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 1.24% the S&P500.
Analysts await Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON) to report earnings on October, 4 before the open. They expect $-0.38 earnings per share, down 642.86% or $0.45 from last year’s $0.07 per share. After $1.93 actual earnings per share reported by Monsanto Company for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -119.69% negative EPS growth.
Since January 1, 0001, it had 0 insider purchases, and 7 sales for $25.08 million activity.
Polygon Management Ltd. holds 11.49% of its portfolio in Monsanto Company for 550,000 shares. Hengistbury Investment Partners Llp owns 457,000 shares or 11.15% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Davide Leone & Partners Investment Co Llp has 9.23% invested in the company for 732,000 shares. The Missouri-based Terril Brothers Inc. has invested 7.79% in the stock. Twin Securities Inc., a New York-based fund reported 436,019 shares.
Analysts await TELUS Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TU) to report earnings on August, 11 before the open. They expect $0.54 EPS, 0.00% or $0.00 from last year’s $0.54 per share. TU’s profit will be $321.53M for 16.59 P/E if the $0.54 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.56 actual EPS reported by TELUS Corporation (USA) for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -3.57% negative EPS growth.
Among 9 analysts covering Telus Corporation (NYSE:TU), 6 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 3 Hold. Therefore 67% are positive. Telus Corporation had 12 analyst reports since August 4, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. RBC Capital Markets downgraded the shares of TU in report on Thursday, December 17 to “Sector Perform” rating. On Thursday, January 5 the stock rating was upgraded by Canaccord Genuity to “Buy”. TD Securities downgraded TELUS Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TU) on Wednesday, March 23 to “Hold” rating. The firm has “Outperform” rating by RBC Capital Markets given on Monday, August 10. The stock of TELUS Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TU) has “Neutral” rating given on Friday, December 4 by Goldman Sachs. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Tuesday, January 26 by Macquarie Research. The stock of TELUS Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TU) earned “Outperform” rating by National Bank Canada on Tuesday, February 7. As per Friday, November 6, the company rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets. The rating was downgraded by Canaccord Genuity to “Buy” on Monday, August 10. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, August 11 by Desjardins Securities.
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