CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Acquired by Mather Group LLC.

Mather Group LLC. increased its stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 579.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,865 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,296 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $332,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of CF. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 401.2% during the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,639,079 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $269,729,000 after purchasing an additional 2,912,942 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners boosted its position in CF Industries by 37.5% during the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,063,854 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $254,920,000 after purchasing an additional 835,557 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in CF Industries by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,871,116 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $212,823,000 after acquiring an additional 198,246 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 2.8% during the second quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,193,528 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $162,584,000 after purchasing an additional 59,674 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 68.8% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,546,331 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $122,933,000 after buying an additional 630,264 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,201 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.02, for a total value of $648,234.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 29,211 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,629,574.22. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other CF Industries news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,201 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.02, for a total transaction of $648,234.02. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 29,211 shares in the company, valued at $2,629,574.22. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 66,268 shares in the company, valued at $5,964,120. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on CF. Barclays raised shares of CF Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $80.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Friday, August 16th. UBS Group boosted their target price on CF Industries from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 26th. Mizuho increased their price target on CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on CF Industries from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $88.09.

CF Industries Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of CF stock opened at $88.28 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $81.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.22. The firm has a market cap of $16.14 billion, a PE ratio of 14.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.95. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $69.13 and a 1-year high of $90.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 4.70 and a quick ratio of 4.19.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The basic materials company reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.50. CF Industries had a net margin of 17.87% and a return on equity of 12.96%. The firm had revenue of $1.57 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.70 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 33.22%.

CF Industries Company Profile

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.