Advisors Asset Management Inc. Decreases Holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Advisors Asset Management Inc. cut its position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 25.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 32,269 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 11,128 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in CF Industries were worth $2,753,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CF. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in CF Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its holdings in CF Industries by 50.8% in the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 478 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new position in CF Industries during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Arlington Trust Co LLC lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 422.0% during the fourth quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 569 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at CF Industries

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 92,486 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,878,656. This represents a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares in the company, valued at $1,507,745. This represents a 35.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 11,889 shares of company stock valued at $1,130,955. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on CF shares. Barclays cut their target price on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Bank of America upgraded 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on CF Industries in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $86.00 price objective for the company. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CF Industries has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $89.86.

CF Industries Trading Down 2.4 %

CF stock traded down $1.84 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $74.99. 2,988,463 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,017,594. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.08, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $83.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $85.15. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $69.13 and a 1 year high of $98.25.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40. The firm had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 15.50%. On average, research analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. CF Industries's payout ratio is 29.54%.

About CF Industries

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.