We issued an updated research report on Cosan Limited CZZ on Jan 13, 2017. The company is engaged in the cultivation, harvesting and processing of sugarcane, which is the main raw material used for producing sugar and ethanol.
Over the last six months, Cosan’s American Depository Receipts yielded 16.04% return, outperforming the return of 6.32% recorded by the Zacks categorized Agriculture/Products industry.
We believe that Cosan is well positioned to benefit from well-diversified product portfolio. Besides being the world’s largest producer and processor of sugarcane, the company is engaged in distribution of fuels and natural gas; lubricants, basic oils and specialties; investments and logistics businesses.
In addition, Cosan constantly strives to improve its production capabilities and services. Also, the company’s strategy of expanding business through organic and inorganic growth initiatives has aided growth over time. For instance, the Rumo-ALL merger has enabled Cosan to gain an easy access to ALL’s transportation services including logistics, intermodal transport, port operations, movement and storage of merchandise, administration of storage facilities and general storage.
With a market capitalization of $ 2.1 billion, Cosan presently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Other stocks worth considering in the sector include Fibria Celulose S.A. FBR , Monsanto Company MON and CF Industries Holdings, Inc. CF . While Fibria Celulose sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), both Monsanto and CF Industries Holdings carry a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here .
Fibria Celulose S.A. has an average positive earnings surprise of 20.49% for the last four quarters.
Monsanto Company’s earnings expectations for fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018 have improved over the past 60 days. Also, the company has an average positive earnings surprise of 309.71% for the last four quarters.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. performed well in the last quarter, with an earnings surprise of 160%.
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