CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF Shares Sold by Signaturefd LLC

Signaturefd LLC decreased its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 16.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,410 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 268 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $130,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Curat Global LLC purchased a new position in CF Industries in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in CF Industries in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in CF Industries by 119.8% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 378 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 206 shares during the period. TCTC Holdings LLC boosted its position in CF Industries by 114.1% in the 1st quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 379 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 202 shares during the period. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust boosted its position in CF Industries by 118.5% in the 1st quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 542 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 294 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on CF. HSBC decreased their price target on shares of CF Industries from $104.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of CF Industries from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the company from $75.00 to $92.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Scotiabank restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $82.00 price objective (up from $81.00) on shares of CF Industries in a report on Monday, August 11th. BNP Paribas lowered shares of CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of CF Industries in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, CF Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $95.00.

CF Industries Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $90.08 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $14.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.76 and a beta of 0.93. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $87.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.40. The company has a quick ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 3.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $67.34 and a fifty-two week high of $104.45.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $2.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.35 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.73 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.19% and a return on equity of 17.10%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.30 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 28th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. CF Industries’s payout ratio is currently 26.11%.

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.