CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) EVP Sells $144,000.00 in Stock

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 92,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,878,656. This trade represents a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $97.01 on Monday. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $98.25. The company has a market capitalization of $16.88 billion, a PE ratio of 15.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a current ratio of 2.81. The company has a fifty day moving average of $88.39 and a 200-day moving average of $82.97.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.50. CF Industries had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 19.45%. The business had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.85 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Inspire Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of CF Industries by 285.1% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 12,780 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,090,000 after acquiring an additional 9,461 shares during the last quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. bought a new position in CF Industries during the 4th quarter worth $265,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of CF Industries by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 16,876 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,440,000 after buying an additional 487 shares during the last quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $216,000. Finally, Ballentine Partners LLC raised its position in shares of CF Industries by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 5,646 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $482,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CF has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Bank of America lowered shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Oppenheimer started coverage on CF Industries in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $114.00 price objective for the company. Redburn Atlantic began coverage on CF Industries in a report on Friday, October 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 target price on the stock. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $92.38.

About CF Industries

CF Industries Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of hydrogen and nitrogen products for energy, fertilizer, emissions abatement, and other industrial activities in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Ammonia, Granular Urea, UAN, AN, and Other segments.