CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.36 compared to its previous closing price of 85.40. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.78% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-12-18 that CF benefits from higher nitrogen fertilizer demand in major markets, an uptick in nitrogen prices and lower natural gas costs.
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 of 13.48x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CF is 0.97. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 12 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for CF is 172.71M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.95% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CF on December 27, 2024 was 1.70M shares.
CF’s Market Performance
The stock of CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) has seen a 0.78% increase in the past week, with a -2.63% drop in the past month, and a 0.09% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.83%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.12% for CF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.37% for CF’s stock, with a simple moving average of 5.48% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CF stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for CF by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for CF in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $114 based on the research report published on December 12, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Redburn Atlantic, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CF reach a price target of $77. The rating they have provided for CF stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on October 18th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Underperform” to CF, setting the target price at $83 in the report published on October 16th of the current year.
CF Trading at -1.47% 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 -9.92% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.83%, as shares sank -3.46% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.02% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CF rose by +0.78%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.37% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $88.06. In addition, CF Industries Holdings Inc saw 7.03% 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 3,500 shares at the price of $92.86 back on Dec 03 ’24. After this action, Menzel Susan L now owns 62,768 shares of CF Industries Holdings Inc, valued at $325,000 using the latest closing price.
Menzel Susan L, the Officer of CF Industries Holdings Inc, proposed sale 3,500 shares at $92.86 during a trade that took place back on Dec 03 ’24, which means that Menzel Susan L is holding shares at $325,000 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 2.7. 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
In conclusion, CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
