On Tuesday, CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) opened lower -1.33% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $81.14. Price fluctuations for CF have ranged from $69.13 to $87.90 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Basic Materials sector has jumped its sales by 16.48% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -30.07% at the time writing. With a float of $178.87 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $188.19 million.
In an organization with 2700 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 33.28%, operating margin of 26.95%, and the pretax margin is 27.49%.
CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Agricultural Inputs industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of CF Industries Holdings Inc is 0.86%, while institutional ownership is 98.38%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 14 ’24, was worth 927,612. In this transaction VP and Corporate Controller of this company sold 11,029 shares at a rate of $84.11, taking the stock ownership to the 37,641 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 12 ’24, when Company’s EVP,Sales,MktDev,SupplyChn sold 6,000 for $85.00, making the entire transaction worth $510,016. This insider now owns 64,030 shares in total.
CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 6/30/2024, the company posted 1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 1.03) by 0.11. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.61 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -30.07% per share during the next fiscal year.
CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 4.19. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.45. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 51.96.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 5.62, a number that is poised to hit 1.08 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 5.63 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 1.33 million. That was inferior than the volume of 2.24 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 84.90%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.86.
During the past 100 days, CF Industries Holdings Inc’s (CF) raw stochastic average was set at 63.77%, which indicates a significant decrease from 82.84% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 39.15% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 30.82% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $74.49, while its 200-day Moving Average is $77.72. However, in the short run, CF Industries Holdings Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $80.91. Second resistance stands at $81.76. The third major resistance level sits at $82.22. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $79.60, it is likely to go to the next support level at $79.14. The third support level lies at $78.29 if the price breaches the second support level.
CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) Key Stats
There are currently 182,782K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 14.44 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 6,631 M according to its annual income of 1,525 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,572 M and its income totaled 420,000 K.
