Agricultural Chemicals Stocks

Agricultural chemicals stocks are part of basic materials stock sector. Agricultural chemical companies develop and sell agricultural fertilizers, nutrients, and pesticides. They also sell others industrial products. Agricultural chemical companies are usually structured as big corporation.

These agricultural chemical companies may provide dividend yields. The yield may vary widely and can be volatile due to changing commodity prices. The sector offers slightly above-average dividend yields.

Agricultural Chemicals Companies List

An agricultural chemical is any chemical or supplement that is applied to agricultural land to enhance crop yields. Farmers can maximize their production by enhancing soil with fertilizers or preventing disease using fungicides. Some companies have taken this development so far as to genetically alter seeds to prevent disease and resist insects.

Agricultural chemicals companies are:

1. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DD)
2. Monsanto Company (MON)
3. Syngenta AG (SYT)
4. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (POT)
5. The Mosaic Company (MOS)
6. Agrium Inc. (AGU)
7. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF)
8. Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL)
9. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG)
10. Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. (TNH)
11. CVR Partners, LP (UAN)
12. Intrepid Potash, Inc. (IPI)
13. Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P. (RNF)
14. Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA)
15. American Vanguard Corp. (AVD)
16. Rentech, Inc. (RTK)
17. Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBII)
18. China Green Agriculture, Inc. (CGA)
19. Ceres, Inc. (CERE)

Top Performing Agricultural Chemicals Stocks 2015

The following is the year-to-date return of these stocks in 2015. Some of these stocks are listed in New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, etc. They may be part of international stocks listed in US stock exchange.

Top performing agricultural chemicals stocks 2015 are:

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf YTD
1	Ceres, Inc.	CERE	48.38%
2	Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P.	TNH	44.54%
3	CVR Partners, LP	UAN	43.93%
4	Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P.	RNF	36.48%
5	China Green Agriculture, Inc.	CGA	23.03%
6	Agrium Inc.	AGU	11.84%
7	Central Garden & Pet Company	CENTA	10.89%
8	Syngenta AG	SYT	9.28%
9	The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company	SMG	7.37%
10	CF Industries Holdings, Inc.	CF	5.08%
11	American Vanguard Corp.	AVD	4.05%
12	Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.	MBII	2.49%
13	The Mosaic Company	MOS	1.23%
14	Israel Chemicals Ltd.	ICL	0.28%
15	Monsanto Company	MON	-1.11%
16	E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company	DD	-2.37%

Agricultural Chemicals Stocks Table

No.	Company	Ticker	Country	Market Cap	Price
1	E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company	DD	USA	64.95B	71.74
2	Monsanto Company	MON	USA	55.77B	117.14
3	Syngenta AG	SYT	Switzerland	32.76B	70.20
4	Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.	POT	Canada	27.54B	33.10
5	The Mosaic Company	MOS	USA	16.47B	46.00
6	Agrium Inc.	AGU	Canada	15.13B	105.16
7	CF Industries Holdings, Inc.	CF	USA	13.65B	284.95
8	Israel Chemicals Ltd.	ICL	Israel	9.23B	7.27
9	The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company	SMG	USA	4.04B	66.46
10	Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P.	TNH	USA	2.69B	145.57
11	CVR Partners, LP	UAN	USA	996.76M	13.63
12	Intrepid Potash, Inc.	IPI	USA	872.68M	11.46
13	Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P.	RNF	USA	545.91M	14.03
14	Central Garden & Pet Company	CENTA	USA	528.65M	10.59
15	American Vanguard Corp.	AVD	USA	352.08M	12.07
16	Rentech, Inc.	RTK	USA	250.11M	1.09
17	Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.	MBII	USA	90.28M	3.70
18	China Green Agriculture, Inc.	CGA	China	64.91M	1.87
19	Ceres, Inc.	CERE	USA	17.18M	0.36