CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF Shares Purchased by Quantbot Technologies LP

Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 458.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 65,032 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 53,384 shares during the quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $5,833,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of CF. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 3.1% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 17,500 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,368,000 after buying an additional 518 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 161.1% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 11,870 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $928,000 after acquiring an additional 7,324 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 40.7% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 14,703 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,149,000 after purchasing an additional 4,252 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in CF Industries by 21.8% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,558 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $278,000 after acquiring an additional 638 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in CF Industries by 141.6% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 790 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 463 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at CF Industries

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 3,215 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.00, for a total transaction of $311,855.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 87,861 shares in the company, valued at $8,522,517. The trade was a 3.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.42% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

CF Industries Stock Performance

Shares of CF opened at $99.46 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $15.28 billion, a PE ratio of 11.05 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.93 and a current ratio of 3.37. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $88.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $85.56. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $67.34 and a 52 week high of $105.27.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The basic materials company reported $2.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.53 by $0.06. CF Industries had a return on equity of 19.84% and a net margin of 20.54%.The firm had revenue of $1.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.78 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.89 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. CF Industries’s payout ratio is currently 22.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CF has been the topic of a number of research reports. Mizuho set a $95.00 price objective on CF Industries in a report on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of CF Industries from $86.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on CF Industries from $80.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Wall Street Zen cut CF Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, December 14th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $95.53.

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.