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After finishing at $93.66 in the prior trading day, CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) closed at $93.51, down -0.16%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.93 million shares were traded. CF stock price reached its highest trading level at $95.305 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $93.42.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CF by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.17. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.52 and its Current Ratio is at 2.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.61.
On January 21, 2025, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $96 to $100.
Piper Sandler Upgraded its Underweight to Overweight on January 13, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $79 to $105.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 15 ’25 when Menzel Susan L sold 1,500 shares for $96.00 per share. The transaction valued at 144,000 led to the insider holds 92,486 shares of the business.
Menzel Susan L sold 1,350 shares of CF for $132,300 on Jan 16 ’25. The EVP and Chief Admin. Officer now owns 91,136 shares after completing the transaction at $98.00 per share. On Jan 15 ’25, another insider, Menzel Susan L, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,200 shares for $96.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CF now has a Market Capitalization of 16272610304 and an Enterprise Value of 20188604416. As of this moment, CF’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.374 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.615.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CF is 0.97, which has changed by 0.21520472 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24359846 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CF has reached a high of $98.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $69.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.17%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.80M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2119530 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 174.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 172.63M. Insiders hold about 0.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.61% stake in the company. Shares short for CF as of 1735603200 were 4335667 with a Short Ratio of 2.41, compared to 1732838400 on 4694939. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4335667 and a Short% of Float of 3.34.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CF’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.9, compared to 2.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020286141The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.38. The current Payout Ratio is 20.33% for CF, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-15 with an ex-dividend date of 1731628800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-06-18 when the company split stock in a 5:1 ratio.
