CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Sold by Catalyst Financial Partners LLC

Catalyst Financial Partners LLC cut its holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 5.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,373 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 135 shares during the period. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $202,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its stake in CF Industries by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 69,410 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $5,882,000 after buying an additional 647 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in CF Industries by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 310,936 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $26,529,000 after buying an additional 10,048 shares in the last quarter. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich acquired a new stake in CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at $256,000. Arlington Trust Co LLC raised its stake in CF Industries by 422.0% in the fourth quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 569 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Savant Capital LLC raised its stake in CF Industries by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 5,447 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $465,000 after buying an additional 921 shares in the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on CF. Barclays cut CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Royal Bank of Canada cut CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group lifted their target price on CF Industries from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Redburn Atlantic began coverage on CF Industries in a research report on Friday, October 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Scotiabank reiterated a “sector underperform” rating and set a $88.00 target price on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $92.43.

CF Industries Stock Performance

Shares of CF stock opened at $82.45 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.35 billion, a PE ratio of 13.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.98. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $98.25. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $88.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $85.27. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at CF Industries

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $142,500.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 93,986 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,928,670. The trade was a 1.57 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,000 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total value of $635,460.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 22,211 shares in the company, valued at $2,016,314.58. This represents a 23.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425. 0.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.