CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) EVP Susan L. Menzel Sells 1,500 Shares

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 in the company, valued at $8,878,656. This represents a 1.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of CF Industries stock opened at $97.01 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $88.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $82.88. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $98.25. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $16.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.35, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.98.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.50. The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.28 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 19.45% and a return on equity of 14.57%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.85 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.38 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on CF shares. Redburn Atlantic initiated coverage on CF Industries in a research report on Friday, October 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 target price for the company. Bank of America downgraded 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 note on Wednesday, October 16th. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of CF Industries in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $114.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on CF Industries from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. One research 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. According to MarketBeat, CF Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $92.38.

Institutional Trading of CF Industries

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CF. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in CF Industries in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. Quent Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 132.1% in the 3rd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 499 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Kimelman & Baird LLC purchased a new stake in CF Industries during the second quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 262.6% during the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 660 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 478 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

CF Industries Company Profile

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.