On Friday, CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) opened lower -7.50% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $95.24. Price fluctuations for CF have ranged from $69.13 to $98.25 over the past 52 weeks.
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Annual sales at Basic Materials sector company grew by 19.69% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -23.61% at the time writing. With a float of $172.64 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $174.33 million.
Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 2700 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 33.86%, operating margin of 28.51%, and the pretax margin is 29.5%.
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 0.79%, while institutional ownership is 95.69%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jan 15 ’25, was worth 144,000. In this transaction EVP and Chief Admin. Officer of this company sold 1,500 shares at a rate of $96.00, taking the stock ownership to the 92,486 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Jan 16 ’25, when Company’s EVP and Chief Admin. Officer sold 1,350 for $98.00, making the entire transaction worth $132,300. This insider now owns 91,136 shares in total.
CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) Latest Financial update
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.62 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -23.61% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will plunge by -12.81% during the next five years compared to 44.70% growth over the previous five years of trading.
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 2.52. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.56. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 25.59.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 6.31, a number that is poised to hit 1.55 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 5.77 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF)
CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) saw its 5-day average volume 2.4 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 2.12 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 46.79%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.70.
During the past 100 days, CF Industries Holdings Inc’s (CF) raw stochastic average was set at 54.15%, which indicates a significant increase from 17.08% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 52.53% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 30.32% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $88.87, while its 200-day Moving Average is $81.28. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $91.09 in the near term. At $94.08, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $95.77. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $86.41, it is likely to go to the next support level at $84.72. The third support level lies at $81.73 if the price breaches the second support level.
CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) Key Stats
There are currently 174,020K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 15.33 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 1,370 M and its income totaled 276,000 K.
