11,625 Shares in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Purchased by New England Research & Management Inc.

New England Research & Management Inc. purchased a new position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 11,625 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $992,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Foster & Motley Inc. raised its position in shares of CF Industries by 99.6% in the 4th quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 9,509 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $811,000 after purchasing an additional 4,745 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB raised its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 277,851 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $23,706,000 after buying an additional 6,653 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 111.6% during the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 28,437 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,426,000 after buying an additional 15,001 shares during the period. Parkside Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Investments LLC now owns 84,687 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $7,225,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 28.4% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 17,170 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,465,000 after acquiring an additional 3,801 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on CF shares. Mizuho boosted their price target on CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Redburn Atlantic assumed coverage on shares of CF Industries in a research note on Friday, October 18th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays downgraded shares of CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on CF Industries from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $92.43.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CF Industries news, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 3,000 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.00, for a total transaction of $264,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 103,155 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,077,640. The trade was a 2.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 15,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,507,745. This trade represents a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 25,389 shares of company stock worth $2,355,425. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Trading Up 2.5 %

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $92.53 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $89.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $84.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 2.52. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $69.13 and a 1 year high of $98.25.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.50. The business had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.28 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 19.45% and a return on equity of 14.57%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.85 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries 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.