CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Short Interest Update

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,932,962 shares, a decrease of 15.1% from the January 15th total of 12,878,233 shares. Currently, 7.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,313,875 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.7 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,313,875 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.7 days. Currently, 7.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on CF shares. Wall Street Zen cut shares of CF Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, December 14th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on CF Industries from $90.00 to $82.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce upgraded CF Industries to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. HSBC decreased their target price on CF Industries from $95.00 to $91.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $88.14.

CF Industries Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $94.63 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $84.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.94. The company has a market cap of $14.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.40 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. CF Industries has a 12-month low of $67.34 and a 12-month high of $104.45.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.10%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of CF Industries in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $193,657,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 37.6% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,312,225 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $333,501,000 after purchasing an additional 1,178,516 shares in the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the second quarter valued at approximately $96,560,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of CF Industries by 926.2% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,118,446 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $102,897,000 after purchasing an additional 1,009,455 shares in the last quarter. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new position in CF Industries in the second quarter worth $63,104,000. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

About CF Industries

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.