Credit Suisse initiated coverage on shares of CF Industries Holdings (NYSE: CF)
A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on CF. Analysts at TheStreet reiterated a ?buy? rating on shares of CF Industries Holdings in a research note to investors on Tuesday, January 8th. Separately, analysts at BMO Capital Markets downgraded shares of CF Industries Holdings from an ?outperform? rating to a ?market perform? rating in a research note to investors on Tuesday, January 8th. They now have a $225.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $235.00. Finally, analysts at Susquehanna reiterated a ?positive? rating on shares of CF Industries Holdings in a research note to investors on Monday, December 17th. They now have a $320.00 price target on the stock.
Eight analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, two have assigned an overweight rating, eight have given a hold rating, one has given an underweight rating, and one has issued a sell rating to the stock. The company currently has an average rating of ?overweight? and a consensus target price of $238.43.
Shares of CF Industries Holdings opened at 217.92 on Thursday. CF Industries Holdings has a 52 week low of $154.17 and a 52 week high of $227.99. The stock?s 50-day moving average is currently $209.. The company has a market cap of $13.701 billion and a P/E ratio of 7.82. CF Industries Holdings last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 5th. The company reported $6.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.78 by $0.57. The company had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.36 billion. During the same quarter in 2012, the company posted $5.16 earnings per share. CF Industries Holdings?s revenue was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings will post $27.66 EPS for the current fiscal year. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF Holdings) is a manufacturer and distributor of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer products worldwide.