Based on the aggregated intelligence of 115,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, agricultural-products company Monsanto (NYSE: MON) has earned a respected four-star ranking. Although five-star stocks have been the best performers, our data has shown that four-star stocks still outshine the market by a significant margin and shouldn't be taken lightly; conversely, low-rated stocks have woefully lagged the market average.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Monsanto's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Monsanto facts
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Headquarters (Founded)
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St. Louis, Mo. (2000)
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Market Cap
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$64.3 Billion
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Industry
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Agricultural Chemicals
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue
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$11.0 Billion
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Management
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CEO Hugh Grant (since 2003)
CFO Terrell Crews (since 2000)
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Return on Equity (Average, Past Three Years)
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15.7%
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Competitors
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Syngenta (NYSE: SYT)
DuPont (NYSE: DD)
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CAPS Members Bullish on MON Also Bullish on:
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PotashCorp (NYSE: POT)
Mosaic (NYSE: MOS)
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CAPS Members Bearish on MON Also Bearish on:
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First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR)
Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM)
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Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
Over on CAPS, 537 of the 570 All-Star members who have rated Monsanto -- some 94% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These Foolish bulls include FRINEDOFFOXY and mammothmoney, both of whom are ranked in the top 20% of our community.
In late June, FRINEDOFFOXY wrote: "Worldwide growth in food needs, especially grains, will continue to demand seed grains which maximize production. MON is dominant in this area."
A pitch two weeks earlier by mammothmoney agrees with that bullish line of thinking, highlighting several of the stock's long-term tailwinds: "Short supply of food worldwide (e.g. using corn for ethanol), the abnormally severe weather worldwide (China, US, Burma), and mismanagement by governments has led to a shortage in grains and corn. Monsanto should see higher growth as countries are scrambling to devote more resources to increasing the dearth in food supplies."
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