CF Industries (CF) falls as takeover drama continues

Brent Archer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:40:00 EST

Filed under: Major Movement, Deals, Industry, Options, Technical Analysis

CF Industries (CF - option chain) stock is trading lower today after the situation surrounding two takeover deals continues to get murkier. Agrium (AGU) announced this morning that CF's stockholders tendered 62% of their shares into a hostile takeover offer launched by AGU. AGU extended the offer, which originally was to expire yesterday, to December 18. Meanwhile, CF's board said that it does not believe that the tender results reflect stockholder support for Agrium's offer. At the same time, Terra Industries (TRA) is fending off a hostile bid made by CF. The uncertainty surrounding this situation is holding back CF shares and if you think this stock won't be rising too far in the coming months, then it could be a good time to look at a bearish hedged play on the stock.

This morning, CF opened at $83.60. So far today the stock has hit a high of $82.50 and a low of $84.48. As of 11:50, TRA is trading at $82.71, down $3.58 (-4.2%). The chart for CF looks neutral and S&P gives CF a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking.

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Analyst downgrades 4-30-07: ADBE, AMZN, AGP and POT

Kevin Shult — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:07:00 EST

Filed under: Before the Bell, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Bad News, Amazon.com (AMZN), Adobe Systems (ADBE)

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Amazon.com, Inc (AMZN), WellCare Health Plans, Inc (WCG) and agricultural chemical stocks were today's more noteworthy downgrades:

BWS Financial downgraded Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) to Hold from Buy citing valuation.

Jefferies cut WellCare Health Plans Inc (NYSE: WCG) to Underperform from Hold and lowered their target to $69 from $80 as the firm believes higher-than-expected medical costs in Georgia will put significant pressure on earnings.

Citigroup downgraded Agrium Inc (NYSE: AGU), CF Industries Holdings, Inc (NYSE: CF), Potash Corp (NYSE: POT) and Terra Industries Inc (NYSE: TRA) to Hold from Buy given the year-to-date share appreciation, as their analysis suggests near-term positive earnings revisions are near a peak and should slow going forward. Citigroup remains positive on the fertilizer industry over the long-term.

OTHER DOWNGRADES:

Keefe Bruyette downgraded Federated Investors, Inc (NYSE: FII) to Market Perform from Outperform citing the potential impact from Bank of New York Co (BK)/ Mellon Financial Corp (MEL) transactions.

Jefferies cut Amerigroup Corp (NYSE: AGP) to Underperform from Hold with a $25 target.

Stephens downgraded Pacer International, Inc (NASDAQ: PACR) to Equal Weight from Overweight.

Atlantic Equities downgraded Adobe Systems Inc (NASDAQ: ADBE) to Neutral from Overweight.

Harman International Industries Inc (NYSE: HAR) was taken down to Hold from Buy at Gabelli.

Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).

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