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Consensus Ratings for Monsanto (NYSE:MON) (?) The ratings breakdown includes the most recent rating from each analyst that has rated the stock within the last twelve months. The consensus price target is a mean average of the most recent price target set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.| Ratings Breakdown: | 2 Sell Rating(s), 5 Hold Rating(s), 13 Buy Rating(s) |
| Consensus Rating: | Buy |
| Consensus Price Target: | $114.64 (5.77% upside) |
Analysts' Ratings History for Monsanto (NYSE:MON)| Date | Firm | Action | Company | Old Rating | New Rating | Old Price Target | New Price Target | Details |
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| 5/13/2013 | Piper Jaffray | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $133.00 | View |
| 4/25/2013 | Piper Jaffray | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $133.00 | View |
| 4/22/2013 | TheStreet | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 4/19/2013 | Jefferies Group | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Hold | | $110.00 | View |
| 4/12/2013 | Piper Jaffray | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $133.00 | View |
| 4/11/2013 | TheStreet | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 4/10/2013 | Zacks | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Neutral | Neutral | | $111.00 | View |
| 4/9/2013 | Stifel Nicolaus | Initiated Coverage | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Hold | | | View |
| 4/5/2013 | Argus | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $114.00 | $120.00 | View |
| 4/5/2013 | Goldman Sachs | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $116.00 | $122.00 | View |
| 4/4/2013 | Canaccord Genuity | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $113.00 | $121.00 | View |
| 4/4/2013 | JPMorgan Chase | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $108.00 | View |
| 4/4/2013 | Wells Fargo | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Outperform | Reduce | | $120.00 | View |
| 4/4/2013 | Citigroup | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $110.00 | $122.00 | View |
| 4/1/2013 | TheStreet | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 4/1/2013 | Susquehanna | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Positive | $125.00 | $128.00 | View |
| 3/27/2013 | Topeka Capital Markets | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $113.50 | $120.50 | View |
| 3/27/2013 | Atlantic Securities | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Underweight | | $90.00 | View |
| 3/19/2013 | TheStreet | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 3/12/2013 | Topeka Capital Markets | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | $113.50 | View |
| 3/12/2013 | TheStreet | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 3/8/2013 | TheStreet | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 3/6/2013 | Piper Jaffray | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $130.00 | View |
| 2/27/2013 | TheStreet | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 2/19/2013 | Atlantic Securities | Downgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Neutral | Underweight | | | View |
| 2/11/2013 | Piper Jaffray | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | $120.00 | $130.00 | View |
| 2/5/2013 | TheStreet | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 1/18/2013 | Susquehanna | Set Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | $115.00 | $125.00 | View |
| 1/17/2013 | Credit Suisse | Initiated Coverage | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Outperform | | $120.00 | View |
| 1/16/2013 | Zacks | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Neutral | Neutral | | $107.00 | View |
| 1/14/2013 | UBS AG | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Neutral | $91.00 | $103.00 | View |
| 1/9/2013 | Canaccord Genuity | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $104.00 | $113.00 | View |
| 1/9/2013 | Deutsche Bank | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $100.00 | $112.00 | View |
| 1/9/2013 | Morgan Stanley | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | $100.00 | $115.00 | View |
| 1/9/2013 | Argus | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $109.00 | $114.00 | View |
| 1/9/2013 | Susquehanna | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Positive | | $115.00 | View |
| 1/9/2013 | Miller Tabak | Downgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Buy | Hold | $102.00 | $98.00 | View |
| 1/8/2013 | Monness Crespi & Hardt | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | $100.00 | $110.00 | View |
| 1/2/2013 | Jefferies Group | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Hold | $98.00 | $99.00 | View |
| 12/27/2012 | TheStreet | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 12/13/2012 | Piper Jaffray | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $116.00 | View |
| 12/7/2012 | Goldman Sachs | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | $110.00 | View |
| 11/20/2012 | Topeka Capital Markets | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Hold | Buy | | | View |
| 11/5/2012 | Monness Crespi & Hardt | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Hold | Buy | $88.00 | $100.00 | View |
| 11/5/2012 | Monness Crespi & Hardt | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Hold | Buy | $88.00 | $100.00 | View |
| 10/12/2012 | Jefferies Group | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Hold | | $98.00 | View |
| 10/10/2012 | Zacks | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Neutral | Neutral | | $95.00 | View |
| 10/4/2012 | Deutsche Bank | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | $100.00 | View |
| 10/4/2012 | Susquehanna | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Positive | | $115.00 | View |
| 10/3/2012 | JPMorgan Chase | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $101.00 | View |
| 10/3/2012 | Bank of America | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 9/27/2012 | Wells Fargo | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Market Perform | Outperform | | | View |
| 9/24/2012 | Argus | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $95.00 | $109.00 | View |
| 9/24/2012 | Piper Jaffray | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $113.00 | View |
| 9/21/2012 | Jefferies Group | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Hold | | $98.00 | View |
| 9/19/2012 | Goldman Sachs | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Buy | Buy | | $110.00 | View |
| 9/6/2012 | Piper Jaffray | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $113.00 | View |
| 9/6/2012 | Topeka Capital Markets | Initiated Coverage | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Hold | | | View |
| 8/30/2012 | Susquehanna | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Positive | | $110.00 | View |
| 8/20/2012 | UBS AG | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Neutral | | | View |
| 8/16/2012 | Deutsche Bank | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $92.00 | $100.00 | View |
| 8/15/2012 | Goldman Sachs | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $96.00 | $100.00 | View |
| 8/15/2012 | JPMorgan Chase | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | | View |
| 8/10/2012 | Susquehanna | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Positive | $97.00 | $110.00 | View |
| 8/9/2012 | Morgan Stanley | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | $90.00 | $100.00 | View |
| 8/6/2012 | Piper Jaffray | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | $100.00 | $113.00 | View |
| 7/16/2012 | Piper Jaffray | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | $99.00 | $100.00 | View |
| 6/28/2012 | Zacks | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Neutral | Neutral | | $85.00 | View |
| 6/28/2012 | Citigroup | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | | $93.00 | View |
| 6/4/2012 | Citigroup | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | | $90.00 | View |
| 6/4/2012 | Bank of America | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $91.00 | $96.00 | View |
| 5/31/2012 | Jefferies Group | Raise Estimates | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | | $86.00 | View |
| 5/30/2012 | Canaccord Genuity | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Hold | Buy | | | View |
| 5/30/2012 | Goldman Sachs | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 5/23/2012 | Piper Jaffray | Lower Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | | $92.00 | View |
| 5/15/2012 | | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Sell | Neutral | | | View |
| 5/15/2012 | Monness Crespi & Hardt | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Neutral | | | View |
| 4/9/2012 | Goldman Sachs | Downgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | $90.00 | View |
| 4/5/2012 | Zacks | Downgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Outperform | Neutral | | $85.00 | View |
| 4/5/2012 | Piper Jaffray | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | $95.00 | $97.00 | View |
| 4/5/2012 | Deutsche Bank | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $85.00 | $90.00 | View |
| 4/5/2012 | Bank of America | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | | $91.00 | View |
| 4/5/2012 | Canaccord Genuity | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | | $91.00 | View |
| 4/5/2012 | Jefferies Group | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | | $89.00 | View |
| 4/5/2012 | Credit Suisse | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Neutral | | $82.00 | View |
| 2/17/2012 | UBS AG | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Neutral | $72.00 | $80.00 | View |
| 2/6/2012 | | Downgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Neutral | Sell | | | View |
| 2/6/2012 | | Downgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Sell | | | View |
| 1/27/2012 | Macquarie | Initiated Coverage | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Neutral | | | View |
| 1/13/2012 | Zacks | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Outperform | Outperform | | $96.00 | View |
| 1/6/2012 | Citigroup | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | $89.00 | View |
| 1/6/2012 | Jefferies Group | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Hold | | | View |
| 1/6/2012 | Goldman Sachs | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Conviction Buy | | | View |
| 1/6/2012 | Goldman Sachs | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | $90.00 | View |
| 1/6/2012 | Jefferies Group | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Hold | | $78.00 | View |
| 1/6/2012 | JPMorgan Chase | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | | $85.00 | View |
| 1/4/2012 | Credit Suisse | Raise Estimates | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Neutral | | $75.00 | View |
| 11/15/2011 | UBS AG | Initiated Coverage | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Neutral | | $72.00 | View |
| 11/11/2011 | Morgan Stanley | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $77.00 | View |
| 11/11/2011 | Citigroup | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | $81.00 | View |
| 11/2/2011 | UBS AG | Initiated Coverage | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Neutral | | $72.00 | View |
| 10/20/2011 | Wells Fargo | Initiated Coverage | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Market Perform | | | View |
| 10/14/2011 | Ticonderoga | Downgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Buy | Neutral | | $80.00 | View |
| 10/13/2011 | Zacks | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Outperform | Outperform | | $88.00 | View |
| 10/6/2011 | Deutsche Bank | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 10/6/2011 | Morgan Stanley | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | | View |
| 10/6/2011 | Citigroup | Lower Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | | $81.00 | View |
| 10/6/2011 | Credit Suisse | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Neutral | | $75.00 | View |
| 10/6/2011 | JPMorgan Chase | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Neutral | Overweight | | $73.00 | View |
| 10/6/2011 | Piper Jaffray | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $90.00 | View |
| 9/23/2011 | Piper Jaffray | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | | View |
| 9/13/2011 | Deutsche Bank | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 9/12/2011 | Atlantic Securities | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Neutral | Overweight | | | View |
| 8/31/2011 | Gilford Securities | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Sell | | | View |
| 8/30/2011 | Piper Jaffray | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | | View |
| 8/2/2011 | Credit Agricole | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Outperform | Buy | | | View |
| 7/20/2011 | Goldman Sachs | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | $96.00 | View |
| 7/18/2011 | Piper Jaffray | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | | View |
| 7/15/2011 | Zacks | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Neutral | Outperform | | | View |
| 7/13/2011 | Boenning Scattergood | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Neutral | Outperform | | | View |
| 6/30/2011 | Morgan Stanley | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $77.00 | View |
| 6/30/2011 | Jefferies Group | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | | $74.00 | View |
| 6/30/2011 | Deutsche Bank | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $78.00 | $80.00 | View |
| 6/30/2011 | JPMorgan Chase | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | | $70.00 | View |
| 6/30/2011 | Ticonderoga | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | $80.00 | $82.00 | View |
| 6/8/2011 | Piper Jaffray | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $95.00 | View |
| 4/26/2011 | Zacks | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Neutral | Neutral | | $69.00 | View |
| 4/12/2011 | Goldman Sachs | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | $80.00 | View |
| 4/12/2011 | Piper Jaffray | Initiated Coverage | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $95.00 | View |
| 4/11/2011 | Deutsche Bank | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Hold | Buy | $75.00 | $78.00 | View |
| 4/7/2011 | JPMorgan Chase | Lower Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | $70.00 | $65.00 | View |
| 4/7/2011 | Gabelli | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
| 4/7/2011 | Morgan Stanley | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $77.00 | View |
| 3/4/2011 | Piper Jaffray | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $95.00 | View |
| 2/28/2011 | Goldman Sachs | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Sell | | | View |
| 2/11/2011 | Jefferies Group | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Hold | | $70.00 | View |
| 1/14/2011 | Zacks | Reiterated Rating | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Neutral | Neutral | | $79.00 | View |
| 1/11/2011 | Argus | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Hold | Buy | | $87.00 | View |
| 1/7/2011 | Citigroup | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | | $72.00 | $82.00 | View |
| 1/4/2011 | Soleil Securities | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | $80.00 | View |
| 12/29/2010 | Piper Jaffray | Boost Price Target | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Overweight | | $75.00 | View |
| 12/15/2010 | Zacks | Upgrade | Monsanto Co. (MON) | Underperform | Neutral | | | View |
| 12/6/2010 | Gabelli | Initiated Coverage | Monsanto Co. (MON) | | Buy | | | View |
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Earnings History for Monsanto (NYSE:MON)
About Monsanto

Monsanto Company (Monsanto), along with its subsidiaries, is a provider of agricultural products for farmers. The Company's seeds, biotechnology trait products, and herbicides provide farmers with solutions that improve productivity, reduce the costs of farming, and produce better foods for consumers and better feed for animals. It manages business in two segments: Seeds and Genomics, and Agricultural Productivity. In April 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of a corn and soybean processing plant located in Paine, Chile from Anasac, a company that provides seed processing services. In October 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of Seminium, S.A. (Seminium), a corn seed company. In February 2011, the Company acquired Divergence, Inc. In September 2011, the Company acquired Beeologics. In June 2012, the Company purchased a planting technology developer, Precision Planting, Inc.