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 shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 92,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,878,656. This represents a 1.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

CF Industries Price Performance

Shares of CF Industries stock traded down $0.24 during trading on Friday, hitting $97.01. 1,755,895 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,960,880. The stock has a market cap of $16.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.35, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $69.13 and a 52 week high of $98.25. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $88.12 and its 200-day moving average is $82.63.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on CF shares. Bank of America lowered shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Redburn Atlantic began coverage on CF Industries in a research report on Friday, October 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 target price on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of CF Industries in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $114.00 target price on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $92.38.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,286,745 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $711,003,000 after acquiring an additional 300,050 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 0.4% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,567,230 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $477,668,000 after purchasing an additional 22,392 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 15.1% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,188,648 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $359,386,000 after purchasing an additional 549,569 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 7.4% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,871,116 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $212,823,000 after buying an additional 198,246 shares during the period. Finally, Earnest Partners LLC boosted its position in CF Industries by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,193,528 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $162,584,000 after buying an additional 59,674 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

About CF Industries

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.