Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, nitrogen fertilizer producer Terra Nitrogen
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Terra Nitrogen's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Terra Nitrogen facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | Deerfield, Ill. (1991) |
| Market Cap | $3.7 billion |
| Industry | Fertilizers and agricultural chemicals |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $799.8 million |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Dr. Stephen Wilson Vice President Douglas Barnard |
| Return on Capital (Average, Past 3 Years) | 80.7% |
| Cash/Debt | $168.7 million / $0 |
| Dividend Yield | 7.3% |
| Competitors |
Agrium Koch Industries PCS Nitrogen |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 1,357 members who have rated Terra Nitrogen believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A couple of months ago, one of those Fools, robertmbailey, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community: "Demand for food is constant, and [Terra Nitrogen] is a well-run and well-managed company, financially speaking. It has zero debt and pays a nice dividend which helps keep [management] honest."
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