In a report released today, Ben Isaacson from Scotiabank maintained a Hold rating on CF Holdings (CF – Research Report), with a price target of $90.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $77.58.
According to TipRanks, Isaacson is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 8.8% and a 48.57% success rate. Isaacson covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Sociedad Quimica Y Minera SA, West Fraser Timber Co, and Albemarle.
In addition to Scotiabank, CF Holdings also received a Hold from Barclays’s Benjamin Theurer in a report issued yesterday. However, on the same day, Wells Fargo maintained a Buy rating on CF Holdings (NYSE: CF).
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Based on CF Holdings’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending September 30, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $1.27 billion and a net profit of $164 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $2.32 billion and had a net profit of $438 million
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 64 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of CF in relation to earlier this year.
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CF Holdings (CF) Company Description:
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of nitrogen fertilizer. The firm owns and operates nitrogen plants and serves agricultural and industrial customers through its distribution system. It operates through following segments: Ammonia, Granular Urea, UAN, AN, and Other. The Ammonia segment produces anhydrous ammonia, which is company’s most concentrated nitrogen fertilizer product as it contains 82% nitrogen. The Granular Urea segment produces granular urea, which contains 46% nitrogen. The UAN segment produces urea ammonium nitrate solution, which is a liquid fertilizer product with a nitrogen content from 28% to 32%, is produced by combining urea and ammonium nitrate. The AN segment produces ammonium nitrate, which is a nitrogen-based product with a nitrogen content between 29% and 35%. The Other segment includes diesel exhaust fluid, nitric acid, urea liquor and aqua ammonia. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.
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