Based on the aggregated intelligence of 120,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, fertilizer giant PotashCorp
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at PotashCorp's business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
PotashCorp facts
Headquarters |
Saskatoon, Canada (1953) |
Market Cap |
$23.97 billion |
Industry |
Agricultural chemicals |
TTM Revenue |
$8.50 billion |
Management |
CEO William Doyle CFO Wayne Brownlee |
Return on Capital (average last three years) |
20% |
Competitors |
Mosaic
Agrium |
CAPS members bullish on POT also bullish on: |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Transocean |
CAPS members bearish on POT also bearish on: |
Monsanto
First Solar |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's), and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, 380 of the 438 All-Star members who have rated PotashCorp -- or 87% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500. These bulls include sandvig and rbgibbons, both of whom are ranked in the top 1% of our community.
Three weeks ago, sandvig had this to say of the stock:
We do seem to have a dependence on food. That is not likely to change anytime soon. Fertilizer will play an important role in responding to this need. [PotashCorp] is in the enviable position of having a big moat. They control about 1/4 of the world's potash supply.
In a pitch last week, rbgibbons shares that bullishness:
Grain inventories at low levels. Prices are low, but should correct eventually. New Potash mines take a long time to come online, so supply growth is limited, while demand should be high. The combination gives the company pricing power that should make today's prices seem stupidly cheap.
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