Insider Selling: CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) EVP Sells 1,500 Shares of Stock

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of CF Industries 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 transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 93,986 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,928,670. This trade represents a 1.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

CF Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CF opened at $97.26 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $88.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $82.63. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $98.25. The company has a market cap of $16.92 billion, a PE ratio of 15.39, 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 (NYSE:CF) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.50. The business had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 19.45% and a return on equity of 14.57%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.38 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of CF Industries

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in CF Industries in the fourth quarter worth about $74,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at about $3,149,000. AMG National Trust Bank bought a new position in shares of CF Industries in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $887,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 118.7% in the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 15,991 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,372,000 after buying an additional 8,679 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB grew its position in CF Industries by 3.8% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 271,198 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $23,269,000 after buying an additional 9,815 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CF has been the subject of several recent research reports. Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of CF Industries in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $114.00 target price for the company. Barclays boosted their target price on CF Industries from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 11th. Mizuho raised their price target on CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Bank of America lowered CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $92.38.

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.