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Jan. 2, 2020 Source: Agri Marketing magazine During the full year of 2019, Agri Marketing's Ag Stock Index finished up 19%. That compares to the Dow Jones Industrial Index up 22%, S&P 500 up 29% and NASDAQ up 35%. The Agri Marketing Ag Stock Index is composed of a portfolio of 28 publicly traded companies with significant agricultural interests. Since its inception on January 1, 2006, the Agri Marketing Ag Stock Index has gained 171%. That compares to the Dow's gain of 320%, the S&P 500's gain of 340% and NASDAQ's gain of 450%. 18 companies' stock prices were higher for the year while 8 declined. The Ag Stock Index's five largest gainers during the full year in 2019 were: 1. Alamo Group (farm equipment): +61% 2. Zoetis (animal health): +55% 3. FMC (crop protection): +51% 4. Farmer Mac (ag credit): +44% 5. AGCO (farm machinery): +41% Those posting the largest losses were: 1. The Mosaic Co. (plant nutrients): (27%) 2. The Andersons (grain handling, biofuels): (14%) 3. Art's Way Mfg (farm machinery): (12%) 4. Buhler Industries (farm machinery): (8%) Other notables: American Vanguard (crop protection): +28% Bayer (crop protection, seed, digital): +20% BASF (crop protection, seed): +9% CNH Industrial (farm machinery): +24% Corteva Agriscience (crop protection, seed, digital): +3% Deere & Co (farm machinery): +19% Elanco (animal health): (6%) Nutrien (crop inputs): +4.5% Tweet |
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