83,857 Shares in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Purchased by CSM Advisors LLC

CSM Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 83,857 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $7,155,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in CF. Mizuho Bank Ltd. bought a new stake in CF Industries in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 50.8% during the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 478 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the period. Asset Planning Inc bought a new position in CF Industries in the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in CF Industries by 26.9% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 576 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CF has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Piper Sandler increased their target price on CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Oppenheimer downgraded CF Industries from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of CF Industries from $90.00 to $79.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of CF Industries from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of CF Industries from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $84.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $89.29.

CF Industries Stock Up 0.6 %

NYSE CF opened at $75.60 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $76.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $83.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.82 billion, a PE ratio of 11.17, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.84. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $67.34 and a fifty-two week high of $98.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.52.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40. CF Industries had a return on equity of 15.50% and a net margin of 20.52%. The business had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Equities analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.65%. CF Industries's payout ratio is currently 29.54%.

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.

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