On May 29, U.S. fertilizer company Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) said on Thursday that Chief Executive Jim Prokopanko will take a leave of absence for surgery to treat cancer. The company’s board named current chief financial officer Larry Stranghoener as interim CEO, effective June 1. Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) net profit margin is 11.00% and weekly performance is 2.56%. On last trading day company shares ended up $50.06. Analysts mean target price for the company is $84.46. Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 2.36%.
On May 14, Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT): Says it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share.Payable Aug. 1.Payable to shareholders of record July 11. Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) shares advanced 1.09% in last trading session and ended the day on $38.07. POT Gross Margin is 36.10% and its return on assets is 8.70%. Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) Name} quarterly performance is 1.51%.
BNP Paribas reissued their neutral rating on shares of BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (NYSE:BHP) in a research report released on Monday morning. BNP Paribas currently has a GBX 1,850 ($31.40) price objective on the stock. BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (NYSE:BHP) shares moved up 1.73% in last trading session and was closed at $67.53, while trading in range of $66.30 – $67.68. BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (NYSE:BHP) year to date (YTD) performance is 0.75%.
Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) ‘s stock had its “outperform” rating restated by research analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein in a report released on Thursday. They currently have a GBX 4,000 ($67.90) price target on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein’s price target indicates a potential upside of 29.88% from the company’s current price. Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) ended the last trading day at $52.89. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.18% and price to cash ratio as 8.99. Rio Tinto plc (ADR) (NYSE:RIO) showed a positive weekly performance of -0.36%.
On June 16, 2014, Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG) would like to remind holders of shares of Gold Eagle Mines Ltd. (“Gold Eagle”), that the sunset clause on exchanging these shares for common shares of Goldcorp Inc. and cash expires on September 25, 2014 (“Deadline”). On September 25, 2008 (“Effective Date”), Goldcorp completed the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Gold Eagle under a Plan of Arrangement. Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG) shares moved up 4.15% in last trading session and was closed at $26.10, while trading in range of $24.99 – $26.13. Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG) year to date (YTD) performance is 21.91%.