CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.33 in comparison to its previous close of 78.80, however, the company has experienced a 1.02% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. MarketBeat reported 2024-04-22 that The retail investor has one undeniable advantage over Wall Street’s professionals. The big guys need to show quarterly returns; otherwise, no performance fees can be collected.
Is It Worth Investing in CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) Right Now?
CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 10.03x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.02. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for CF is 186.49M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.97% of that float. On April 24, 2024, the average trading volume of CF was 2.63M shares.
CF’s Market Performance
The stock of CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) has seen a 1.02% increase in the past week, with a -6.12% drop in the past month, and a 3.26% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.86%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.43% for CF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.25% for CF’s stock, with a simple moving average of -1.45% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CF stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for CF by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for CF in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $88 based on the research report published on April 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CF reach a price target of $99. The rating they have provided for CF stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on March 01st, 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Underweight” to CF, setting the target price at $82 in the report published on February 29th of the current year.
CF Trading at -3.45% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.65% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.43%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.86%, as shares sank -5.38% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.59% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CF rose by +1.02%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +9.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $80.96. In addition, CF Industries Holdings Inc saw -1.21% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CF starting from Hoker Richard A, who sale 11,029 shares at the price of $84.11 back on Mar 14 ’24. After this action, Hoker Richard A now owns 37,641 shares of CF Industries Holdings Inc, valued at $927,612 using the latest closing price.
Frost Bert A, the EVP,Sales,MktDev,SupplyChn of CF Industries Holdings Inc, sale 6,000 shares at $85.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 12 ’24, which means that Frost Bert A is holding 64,030 shares at $510,016 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.34 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for CF Industries Holdings Inc stands at 0.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 28.32, with 10.89 for asset returns.
Based on CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.9. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.54. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.09 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.37. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.4. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.13for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.81.
Conclusion
To sum up, CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
