CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Sold by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich decreased its holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 5.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 83,955 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 4,800 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich's holdings in CF Industries were worth $7,368,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of CF. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in CF Industries by 15.1% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,188,648 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $359,386,000 after acquiring an additional 549,569 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 68.9% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 737,352 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $63,263,000 after purchasing an additional 300,873 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 3.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,286,745 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $711,003,000 after purchasing an additional 300,050 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service increased its holdings in CF Industries by 2,848.4% in the fourth quarter. National Pension Service now owns 290,384 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $24,776,000 after buying an additional 280,535 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in CF Industries by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,792,339 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $494,202,000 after buying an additional 225,109 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company's stock.

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CF Industries Stock Performance

CF Industries stock traded down $0.93 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $76.78. 2,556,997 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,070,620. The firm has a market cap of $13.02 billion, a PE ratio of 11.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99. 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 firm's 50-day simple moving average is $85.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $85.39. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $69.13 and a twelve month high of $98.25.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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%. Equities analysts predict 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 29.54%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on CF. UBS Group dropped their price objective on CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $82.00 to $75.00 in a report on Friday, January 24th. Scotiabank reduced 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 research report on Monday, February 24th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, CF Industries has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $89.86.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $844,455.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 15,871 shares in the company, valued at $1,507,745. The trade was a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 92,486 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,878,656. This trade represents a 1.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 company 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.