7,760 Shares in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Acquired by AXQ Capital LP

AXQ Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 7,760 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $662,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CF. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $410,000. Pathstone Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 12.2% in the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 17,133 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,470,000 after buying an additional 1,860 shares during the last quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG acquired a new stake in CF Industries in the third quarter valued at $1,678,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in CF Industries by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 23,353 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,004,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commerce Bank grew its holdings in CF Industries by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 15,466 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,327,000 after acquiring an additional 744 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company's stock.

CF Industries Stock Performance

Shares of CF traded down $1.84 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $74.99. 2,378,866 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,019,052. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a current ratio of 3.08. The business's 50-day moving average price is $84.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $85.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $69.13 and a 12 month high of $98.25.

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CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last released 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 net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 15.50%. The firm had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.50 billion. Equities analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

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. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.67%. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 29.54%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CF has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. 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 note on Monday, February 24th. Oppenheimer cut their price objective on CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group reduced their target price on CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Barclays lowered their price target 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. Finally, Scotiabank decreased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $88.00 to $81.00 and set a "sector underperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CF Industries has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $89.86.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CF Industries news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $844,455.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,507,745. This represents a 35.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $142,500.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 93,986 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,928,670. This trade represents a 1.57 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 11,889 shares of company stock worth $1,130,955. 0.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

CF Industries 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.