CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Bought by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC lifted its stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 68.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 737,352 shares of the basic materials company's stock after buying an additional 300,873 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.42% of CF Industries worth $63,263,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of CF. Continuum Advisory LLC raised its stake in CF Industries by 11.2% during the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 41,538 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $3,561,000 after purchasing an additional 4,196 shares in the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of CF Industries by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 10,914 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $936,000 after buying an additional 558 shares in the last quarter. Yaupon Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at about $17,437,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in CF Industries in the third quarter worth about $973,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI increased its stake in CF Industries by 49.0% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 124,384 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $10,672,000 after acquiring an additional 40,896 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company's stock.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:CF traded down $0.65 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $89.48. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,368,435 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,045,655. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 2.52. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $86.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $80.61. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $69.13 and a 52 week high of $94.46. The company has a market capitalization of $15.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 0.98.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.50. CF Industries had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 19.45%. The company had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.85 earnings per share. CF Industries's revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. CF Industries's payout ratio is currently 31.65%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,201 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.02, for a total transaction of $648,234.02. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 29,211 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,629,574.22. The trade was a 19.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 2,000 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 66,268 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,964,120. This trade represents a 2.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 22,701 shares of company stock worth $2,052,704 in the last 90 days. 0.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on CF Industries from $77.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Bank of America cut shares of CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $83.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic began coverage on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Friday, October 18th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $77.00 price objective on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $90.38.

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.