Cwm LLC Has $3.34 Million Stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Cwm LLC raised its stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 12.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 43,118 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 4,671 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $3,335,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of CF Industries in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $96,560,000. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 52.4% in the 3rd quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 1,775,106 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $159,227,000 after purchasing an additional 610,259 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in CF Industries by 22.2% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,133,709 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $281,104,000 after purchasing an additional 568,710 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management boosted its position in CF Industries by 106.3% during the third quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,053,802 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $94,526,000 after purchasing an additional 543,070 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in CF Industries by 10.6% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,013,846 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $449,742,000 after purchasing an additional 480,126 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on CF. Wall Street Zen raised shares of CF Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of CF Industries from $103.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $72.00 target price on shares of CF Industries in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of CF Industries from $95.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, CF Industries presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $116.87.

Insider Buying and Selling at CF Industries

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 18,041 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.06, for a total value of $2,454,658.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 55,762 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,586,977.72. This represents a 24.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Erik M. Mayer sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.69, for a total value of $187,035.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 6,341 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $790,659.29. This represents a 19.13% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 82,408 shares of company stock valued at $9,971,298 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Price Performance

NYSE:CF opened at $125.64 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $19.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.96 and a beta of 0.52. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $75.42 and a one year high of $141.96. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $116.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 3.37 and a quick ratio of 2.93.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The basic materials company reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.53 by $0.06. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.54% and a return on equity of 19.84%. The firm had revenue of $1.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.78 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.89 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 10.78 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.22%.

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.