Expanded retail operations spur growth for Agrium

AGRIUM INC. (Toronto symbol AGU; www.agrium.com) continues to benefit from its plan to expand its retail operations, which sell seed, fertilizer and other products to farmers. Steady sales from the company’s stores help offset its exposure to volatile fertilizer prices.

Agrium’s 1,400 outlets in North America,… Read More

AGRIUM INC. $99 – Toronto symbol AGU

AGRIUM INC. $99 (Toronto symbol AGU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 144.0 million; Market cap: $14.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.agrium.com) continues to benefit from its plan to expand its retail operations, which sell seed, fertilizer and… Read More

Retail focus gives Agrium an edge

AGRIUM INC. $99 (Toronto symbol AGU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 144.0 million; Market cap: $14.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.agrium.com) continues to benefit from its plan to expand its retail operations, which sell seed, fertilizer and… Read More

AGRIUM INC. $87 – Toronto symbol AGU

AGRIUM INC. $87 (Toronto symbol AGU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 147.0 million; Market cap: $12.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 3.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.agrium.com) has expanded its retail operations in the past few years.

This business is now the world’s largest… Read More

Retail stores cushion Agrium

The recent breakup of a marketing alliance between potash producers in Russia and Belarus could cut the commodity’s price by 20%. The move has already hurt the prices of fertilizer stocks. Unlike its fertilizer-making competitors, Agrium derived just 4% of its revenue and 8% of… Read More

Two stocks have both grown since spinoff

Heavy equipment distributor Toromont Industries Ltd. completed the spinoff of its natural gas equipment division, Enerflex Ltd., in July 2011. Shareholders received shares of the new Toromont and shares of Enerflex. Here is our latest report on these two Canadian stocks which we follow in… Read More

AGRIUM INC. $114 – Toronto symbol AGU

AGRIUM INC. $114 (Toronto symbol AGU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 149.4 million; Market cap: $17.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.agrium.com) has soared 60% in the past year. That’s mainly because activist investment firm Jana Partners wants… Read More

Spinoff talk highlights Agrium’s value

AGRIUM INC. $114 (Toronto symbol AGU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 149.4 million; Market cap: $17.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.agrium.com) has soared 60% in the past year. That’s mainly because activist investment firm Jana Partners wants… Read More

AGRIUM INC. $84 – Toronto symbol AGU

AGRIUM INC. $84 (Toronto symbol AGU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 158.0 million; Market cap: $13.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.agrium.com) has raised its semi-annual dividend by 122.2%, to $0.50 a share (all amounts except share price… Read More