Updating Potash Corp., Agrium, TransCanada and CAE

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POTASH CORP. OF SASKATCHEWAN $56 (Toronto symbol POT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 854.8 million; Market cap: $47.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.4; Dividend yield: 0.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.potashcorp.com) sells its potash fertilizer to customers outside of North America through Canpotex, a marketing and exporting firm that is equally owned by Potash Corp. and rival producers AGRIUM INC. $85 (Toronto symbol AGU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 158.0 million; Market cap: $13.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 0.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.agrium.com) and Mosaic Co. (New York symbol MOS). Canpotex recently agreed to sell potash to China for $470 U.S. a tonne. That’s 4.4% higher than the previous contract, and higher than the consensus forecast price of $450 U.S. a tonne. This contract should make it easier for Canpotex to demand similar prices from buyers in India and other countries. Potash Corp. is still a hold, but Agrium is a buy. TRANSCANADA CORP. $40 (Toronto…