CF Industries (CF) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) is anticipated to release its earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, February 19th. Analysts expect CF Industries to post earnings of $1.49 per share and revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter. Persons interested in participating in the company's earnings conference call can do so using this link.

CF Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:CF traded up $0.99 on Friday, reaching $82.45. 2,192,069 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,209,661. The company has a fifty day moving average of $88.69 and a 200-day moving average of $85.33. CF Industries has a twelve month low of $69.13 and a twelve month high of $98.25. The company has a market capitalization of $14.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.05, a PEG ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.43%. CF Industries's payout ratio is presently 31.65%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on CF. Scotiabank restated a "sector underperform" rating and set a $88.00 target price on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Friday, January 24th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of CF Industries from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of CF Industries from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $100.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Redburn Atlantic started coverage on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Friday, October 18th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $77.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, CF Industries currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $92.43.

Insider Activity at CF Industries

In related news, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.00, for a total value of $264,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 103,155 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,077,640. This represents a 2.83 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total transaction of $635,460.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 22,211 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,016,314.58. The trade was a 23.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.42% 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.