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CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) closed the day trading at $88.10 down -7.50% from the previous closing price of $95.24. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.29 million shares were traded. CF stock price reached its highest trading level at $92.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $87.71.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CF, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.59. 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:
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 15331162112 and an Enterprise Value of 19247155200. As of this moment, CF’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.217 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.26.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CF is 0.97, which has changed by 0.13692093 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23809385 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 -0.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.39%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CF traded about 1.82M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CF traded about 2315730 shares per day. 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 95.69% stake in the company. Shares short for CF as of 1735603200 were 4335667 with a Short Ratio of 2.39, 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
CF’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.00, up from 1.9 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019949602The 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.
