98,500 Shares in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Bought by APG Asset Management N.V.

APG Asset Management N.V. acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 98,500 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $8,116,000. APG Asset Management N.V. owned approximately 0.06% of CF Industries at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 2,592 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $221,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 5,805 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $495,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 26.9% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 576 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,050 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $602,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the period. Finally, Ballentine Partners LLC raised its holdings in CF Industries by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 5,646 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $482,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on CF shares. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Barclays decreased their price objective on CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on CF Industries from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. 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 target for the company. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $89.20.

CF Industries Stock Up 1.0 %

NYSE CF traded up $0.76 on Tuesday, hitting $73.17. 1,574,562 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,099,985. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.34 and a 12 month high of $98.25. 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 company has a market cap of $12.40 billion, a PE ratio of 10.81, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.84. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $77.57 and a 200-day moving average of $84.32.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. As a group, analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.73%. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio is 29.54%.

Insider Transactions at CF Industries

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 92,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,878,656. The trade was a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.