digg_url = 'http://zignalsblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/stocks-for-2009.html'; Like the Christmas Sales, the Stocks for 2009 are making an early appearance. So let's see who has gone for what: Jubak at MSN: Exxon Mobil (XOM); target of $91 JP Morgan (JPM); Preferred share target of $42 Energy Transder Partners (ETP); target of $42 ONEOK Partners (OKS); target of $52 by December 2009 and $58 by June 2009. Petroleo Brasileriro (PBR); target of $41 Transocean ltd (RIG); target of $117.60 Gorman-Rupp (GRC); target of $35 Middleby Corp (MIDD); target of $75 Chesapeake Energy (CHK); target of $39 US Bancorp (USB); target of $44 Kinross Gold Corp (KGC); target of $19.75 by June 2009 Enbridge Inc (ENB); target of $48 by February 2009 Fortescue Metals Group (FSUMF); target of $5 Plum Creek Timber Co. (PCL); target of $53 Rayonier Inc (RYN); target of $55 Ultra Pertoleum (UPL); target of $107 Thompson Creek Metals (TC); target of $9.90 Yara International (YARIY); target of ...

Key Points: Urea prices fell by more than $70 in late September A strike is helping to support potash prices Some analysts are raising 2009 earnings forecasts Highlighted stocks include AGU, CF, MOS, POT and TRA

Fears that fertilizer companies could be losing pricing power sent their shares tumbling late last week.

The primary cause was a sharp drop in urea prices. A report published last Thursday on Farm Futures revealed a $70 decline in Black Sea prices over the previous 2 weeks. (Ammonia prices were weaker as well.)

Urea is a key ingredient used in fertilizer. Traders are concerned that the recent drop is an early signal of slipping demand for fertilizer. Any weakness would call into question fourth-quarter and 2009 profit forecasts for Agrium (AGU), CF Industries (CF), Mosaic (MOS), Potash of Saskatchewan (POT) and Terra Industries (TRA).

It is possible that some farmers are choosing

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The fertilizer industry is heading for the dumps today. The double blow of being downgraded by Citigroup (C) and RBC Capital is taking its toll, as Agrium (AGU) has lost 12.73% to trade at $65.32 in the morning. However, the greater impact has been on CF Industries (CF), which has tumbled by 19.62% while tremors are also being felt at Terra Industries (TRA), down by 22%.

According to an AP report, a recent drop in urea prices has sent shivers down the ranks of the fertilizer industry. Analysts predict the price weakness could spill into next year. With the broader market in a bear hug over the bailout package turmoil, other agricultural stocks like Monsanto (MON), Intrepid Potash (IPI) and Mosaic (MOS) have absorbed losses the range of 8-10% this morning.

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The five best performing stocks on the Zacks #1 Rank List last week were: Terra Industries (TRA), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF), Massey Energy Company (MEE), Innophos Holdings, Inc. (IPHS) and Bucyrus International, Inc. (BUCY).

Earnings estimates for Terra Industries (TRA) have gained 9.2% in two months and 1.4% in the past 7 trading days. In addition, analysts currently expect next year's EPS to advance approximately 21.2% from this year. Shares of TRA increased 13.6% for the week ended Aug 22, making this fertilizer company one of the top performing Zacks #1 Rank companies.

Despite lower commodity prices, agribusiness remains a hot sector, as evidenced by TRA's second-quarter report from late July. Fueled by higher selling prices for nitrogen products, the company announced that revenues jumped almost 22% year over year to $843.1 million from $692.5 million. Furthermore, earnings per share

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The five best performing stocks on the Zacks #1 Rank List last week were: Terra Industries (TRA), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF), Massey Energy Company (MEE), Innophos Holdings, Inc. (IPHS) and Bucyrus International, Inc. (BUCY).

Earnings estimates for Terra Industries (TRA) have gained 9.2% in two months and 1.4% in the past 7 trading days. In addition, analysts currently expect next year's EPS to advance approximately 21.2% from this year. Shares of TRA increased 13.6% for the week ended Aug 22, making this fertilizer company one of the top performing Zacks #1 Rank companies.

Despite lower commodity prices, agribusiness remains a hot sector, as evidenced by TRA's second-quarter report from late July. Fueled by higher selling prices for nitrogen products, the company announced that revenues jumped almost 22% year over year to $843.1 million from $692.5 million. Furthermore, earnings per share

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The five best performing stocks on the Zacks #1 Rank List last week were: Terra Industries (TRA), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF), Massey Energy Company (MEE), Innophos Holdings, Inc. (IPHS) and Bucyrus International, Inc. (BUCY).

Earnings estimates for Terra Industries (TRA) have gained 9.2% in two months and 1.4% in the past 7 trading days. In addition, analysts currently expect next year's EPS to advance approximately 21.2% from this year. Shares of TRA increased 13.6% for the week ended Aug 22, making this fertilizer company one of the top performing Zacks #1 Rank companies.

Despite lower commodity prices, agribusiness remains a hot sector, as evidenced by TRA's second-quarter report from late July. Fueled by higher selling prices for nitrogen products, the company announced that revenues jumped almost 22% year over year to $843.1 million from $692.5 million. Furthermore, earnings per share

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Terra Industries, Inc is a manufacturer of nitrogen products serving the agricultural and industrial markets in the US, United Kingdom, and Canada.
Despite the long-term success of this stock some are still shocked to find that this stock is still cheap despite it just hitting a new 52-week high.
First let’s go over the fundamentals of a company that is repurchasing and additional 10 million shares of its common stock outstanding.

First off the EPS has grown 999%, 650%, 500%, 185%, and 169% the past five quarters making it one of the fastest growing companies out there. To go along with the incredible EPS growth, sales growth has been fantastic with sales growth of 26%, 32%, 28%, 27%, 15%, and 22% the past six quarters.
These numbers are fantastic and are the reason mutual funds have embraced this company.

Fund ownership has grown from 139 to 201 to 249 to 258 funds the past four …