In the past week, CF stock has gone down by -0.48%, with a monthly decline of -0.85% and a quarterly surge of 14.50%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.67%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.09% for CF Industries Holdings Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.60% for CF’s stock, with a 6.74% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) Right Now?
CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 14.99x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for CF is at 0.95. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for CF is 179.09M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.13% of that float. The average trading volume for CF on October 24, 2024 was 1.60M shares.
CF) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) has jumped by 0.33 compared to previous close of 83.89. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.48% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-23 that CF (CF) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Analysts’ Opinion of CF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CF stocks, with Redburn Atlantic repeating the rating for CF by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for CF in the upcoming period, according to Redburn Atlantic is $77 based on the research report published on October 18, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CF reach a price target of $83. The rating they have provided for CF stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on October 16th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Overweight” to CF, setting the target price at $90 in the report published on August 16th of the current year.
CF Trading at 1.49% 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 -7.36% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.09%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.67%, as shares surge +0.39% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.00% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CF fell by -0.48%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.29% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $86.42. In addition, CF Industries Holdings Inc saw 5.87% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CF starting from Menzel Susan L, who sale 2,000 shares at the price of $90.00 back on Oct 04 ’24. After this action, Menzel Susan L now owns 66,268 shares of CF Industries Holdings Inc, valued at $180,000 using the latest closing price.
Malik Ashraf K, the Sr. VP, Manufacturing & D’istn of CF Industries Holdings Inc, sale 7,201 shares at $90.02 during a trade that took place back on Oct 04 ’24, which means that Malik Ashraf K is holding 29,211 shares at $648,269 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for CF Industries Holdings Inc stands at 0.18. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 18.68, with 7.70 for asset returns.
Based on CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.63. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.59. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 11.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.09 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.08for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.70.
Conclusion
In conclusion, CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
