In the past week, CF stock has gone up by 7.72%, with a monthly gain of 11.99% and a quarterly surge of 17.48%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.09%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.53% for CF Industries Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 7.62% for CF stock, with a simple moving average of 17.43% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) is 14.91x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CF is 0.97. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for CF is 172.75M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.66% of that float. On December 04, 2024, CF’s average trading volume was 1.70M shares.
CF) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) has surged by 3.50 when compared to previous closing price of 90.96, but the company has seen a 7.72% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-03 that CF gains on healthy global demand for nitrogen fertilizers backed by supportive agricultural fundamentals and lower natural gas costs.
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 9.19% 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 able to rebound, for now settling with 2.83% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.09%, as shares surge +8.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.05% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CF rose by +7.72%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $87.48. In addition, CF Industries Holdings Inc saw 18.42% 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 proposed sale 3,500 shares at the price of $92.86 back on Dec 03 ’24. After this action, Menzel Susan L now owns shares of CF Industries Holdings Inc, valued at $325,000 using the latest closing price.
Malik Ashraf K, the Sr. VP, Manufacturing & D’istn of CF Industries Holdings Inc, sale 7,000 shares at $90.78 during a trade that took place back on Nov 21 ’24, which means that Malik Ashraf K is holding 22,211 shares at $635,487 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.29 for the present operating margin
- 0.34 for the gross margin
The net margin for CF Industries Holdings Inc stands at 0.19. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 21.32, with 8.50 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 0.76. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.59. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 16.25.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.27 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.5. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.97. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.41for 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 2.81.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
