6 Best Agriculture Stocks to Buy Now Today I’ll look at the best agriculture stocks to buy now. Each of these picks are cheap both on an earnings multiple basis and using other value metrics. The metrics I’m looking at today include free cash flow and dividend yield, as well as buyback yield. In fact, these are all farming machinery and construction companies that are profitable. In terms of agriculture, sometimes it’s better to own the stocks of the companies that help farmers, rather than directly owning the crops or other output. Click to Enlarge Source: Mark R. Hake, CFA These machinery companies are all very inexpensive now. The chart at right shows that the average price-to-earnings (P|E) multiple for the group of these agriculture stocks is 12.3 times Moreover, the average earnings growth rate is 9.7% for earnings forecasts to 2023. That lowers the average multiple to just 11.1x for 2023x. The average dividend yield of the group is also now 1.81%. That makes these the best agriculture stocks to buy now. The 7 Best Tech Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now Let’s dive in and look at these stocks.