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In the latest session, CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) closed at $89.68 down -4.69% from its previous closing price of $94.09. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.07 million shares were traded. CF stock price reached its highest trading level at $93.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $89.47.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of CF Industries Holdings Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.05. 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, JP Morgan on January 24, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $75 from $82 previously.
On January 21, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts Downgraded its rating to Sector Perform which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $100.
Barclays Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on January 21, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $96 to $100.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 15606113280 and an Enterprise Value of 19522107392. As of this moment, CF’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.263 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.364.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CF is 0.96, which has changed by 0.22977388 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.208081 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 0.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.67%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CF has traded an average of 1.86M shares per day and 1965400 over the past ten days. A total of 174.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 172.64M. Insiders hold about 0.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.76% stake in the company. Shares short for CF as of 1736899200 were 4609860 with a Short Ratio of 2.48, compared to 1734048000 on 5087744. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4609860 and a Short% of Float of 3.55.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CF is 2.00, from 1.9 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020193432The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.37. The current Payout Ratio is 20.33% for CF, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-15 with an ex-dividend date of 1739491200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-06-18 when the company split stock in a 5:1 ratio.
