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

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $142,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 93,986 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,928,670. The trade was a 1.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.6 %

NYSE CF traded down $0.54 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $94.96. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,792,331 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,041,529. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.28. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $69.13 and a twelve month high of $95.72. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03, a PEG ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 0.98.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.50. CF Industries had a net margin of 19.45% and a return on equity of 14.57%. The business had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. CF Industries’s revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on CF shares. Redburn Atlantic began coverage on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Friday, October 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 target price on the stock. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of CF Industries in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $114.00 target price for the company. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.38.

Institutional Trading of CF Industries

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CF. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC purchased a new position in CF Industries during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in CF Industries during the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Quent Capital LLC boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 132.1% during the 3rd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 499 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Kimelman & Baird LLC purchased a new position in CF Industries during the 2nd quarter worth $50,000. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

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.