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As of close of business last night, CF Industries Holdings Inc’s stock clocked out at $85.08, down -2.21% from its previous closing price of $87.00. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.34 million shares were traded. CF stock price reached its highest trading level at $87.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $84.74.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CF’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.72. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 14805621760 and an Enterprise Value of 18721615872. As of this moment, CF’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.129 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.062.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CF is 0.96, which has changed by 0.121423006 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21313763 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 -4.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.89%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CF traded 1.95M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2454010 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 174.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 172.46M. Insiders hold about 0.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.29% stake in the company. Shares short for CF as of 1738281600 were 5400360 with a Short Ratio of 2.37, compared to 1735603200 on 4335667. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5400360 and a Short% of Float of 4.16.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.9, CF has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02183908The 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.
