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Best Agricultural Input Stocks to Buy Now (2022)

Top agricultural input stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best agricultural input stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the agricultural inputs industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best agricultural input stocks to buy right now are:

NUTRIEN (NYSE:NTR) is the top agricultural input stock with a Zen Score of 70, which is 29 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 41. It passed 27 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. NUTRIEN has seen its stock return 62.58% over the past year, overperforming other agricultural input stocks by 50 percentage points.

NUTRIEN has an average 1 year price target of $98.80, a downside of -0.52% from NUTRIEN's current stock price of $99.32.

NUTRIEN stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering NUTRIEN, 45.45% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 36.36% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS (NYSE:CF) is the second best agricultural input stock with a Zen Score of 61, which is 20 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 41. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS has seen its stock return 88.8% over the past year, overperforming other agricultural input stocks by 76 percentage points.

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS has an average 1 year price target of $95.28, a downside of -4.84% from CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS's current stock price of $100.12.

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

MOSAIC (NYSE:MOS) is the third best agricultural input stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 16 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 41. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. MOSAIC has seen its stock return 63.03% over the past year, overperforming other agricultural input stocks by 50 percentage points.

MOSAIC has an average 1 year price target of $68.11, an upside of 17.03% from MOSAIC's current stock price of $58.20.

MOSAIC stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering MOSAIC, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 44.44% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 9 agricultural input stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 agricultural input stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

CVR PARTNERS (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 9.33%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 2.41%. CVR PARTNERS's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% thirteen times in the last 10 years. CVR PARTNERS's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

CVR PARTNERS's dividend payout ratio of 53.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO (NYSE:SMG) has an annual dividend yield of 2.92%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 2.41%. SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO's dividend payout ratio of 35.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

ICL GROUP (NYSE:ICL) has an annual dividend yield of 2.41%, which is the same as the agricultural input industry average of 2.41%. ICL GROUP's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. ICL GROUP's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

ICL GROUP's dividend payout ratio of 27.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Agricultural input stocks were down -1.51% in the last day, and down -5.65% over the last week.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued agricultural input stocks right now are:

NUTRIEN (NYSE:NTR) is the most undervalued agricultural input stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. NUTRIEN has a valuation score of 71, which is 34 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 37. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

NUTRIEN's stock has gained 62.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agricultural input industry by 50 percentage points.

MOSAIC (NYSE:MOS) is the second most undervalued agricultural input stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. MOSAIC has a valuation score of 71, which is 34 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 37. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

MOSAIC's stock has gained 63.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agricultural input industry by 50 percentage points.

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS (NYSE:CF) is the third most undervalued agricultural input stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS has a valuation score of 57, which is 20 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 37. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS's stock has gained 88.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agricultural input industry by 76 percentage points.