MQS Management LLC Purchases Shares of 6,589 CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

MQS Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 6,589 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $510,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 11.5% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 232,647 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $20,868,000 after acquiring an additional 23,942 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 878.2% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 17,941 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,609,000 after acquiring an additional 16,107 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 19.8% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 369,321 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $33,128,000 after acquiring an additional 61,140 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV lifted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 26.9% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,170,171 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $90,501,000 after acquiring an additional 248,020 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AIA Group Ltd bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 3rd quarter worth $376,000. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting CF Industries

Here are the key news stories impacting CF Industries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CF is seen benefiting from tight global nitrogen supply, geopolitical disruptions, and limited new capacity, which should help keep fertilizer prices elevated. CF Industries: The Fertilizer Rally Is Far From Over
• Positive Sentiment: Lower natural gas costs and strong production are expected to support solid Q2 results, with projected EPS above the current Street estimate. CF Industries: The Fertilizer Rally Is Far From Over
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised multiple earnings estimates for CF, including Q2 2026, Q3 2026, Q4 2026, FY2026, FY2027, FY2028, and several 2027–2028 quarterly forecasts, reinforcing expectations for strong profitability. Zacks Research estimate updates for CF Industries
• Positive Sentiment: Another analyst note highlighted strong nitrogen demand, higher prices, and robust cash flow, all of which are supporting investor confidence in CF Industries. CF Stock Up 28% in 3 Months: Can it Keep Rallying on Strong Demand?

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 18,041 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.06, for a total value of $2,454,658.46. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 55,762 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,586,977.72. The trade was a 24.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Michael Patrick Mcgrane sold 3,666 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.50, for a total transaction of $427,089.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 19,161 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,232,256.50. This represents a 16.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 82,408 shares of company stock valued at $9,971,298 over the last three months. 0.51% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CF has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $103.00 to $106.00 in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $72.00 price objective on shares of CF Industries in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of CF Industries from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $140.00 to $130.00 in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $95.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $118.47.

CF Industries Stock Performance

CF Industries stock opened at $121.81 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.15, a current ratio of 3.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The company has a market capitalization of $18.71 billion, a PE ratio of 10.94 and a beta of 0.42. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $125.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $100.37. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $75.42 and a twelve month high of $141.96.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The basic materials company reported $3.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.63 by $1.35. The business had revenue of $1.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.84 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 23.73% and a return on equity of 20.93%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.85 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 13.95 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. CF Industries’s payout ratio is currently 17.97%.

CF Industries Profile

CF Industries Holdings, Inc is a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products for agricultural and industrial customers. The company specializes in the production of ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), nitric acid and ammonium nitrate, which serve as key inputs for fertilizer blends, industrial chemicals and other downstream applications.

Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, CF Industries operates production facilities and distribution terminals across North America and the United Kingdom.