Barings LLC Buys 12,159 Shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Barings LLC increased its stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 31.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 50,787 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 12,159 shares during the quarter. Barings LLC's holdings in CF Industries were worth $4,333,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $74,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $3,149,000. National Pension Service boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 2,848.4% in the 4th quarter. National Pension Service now owns 290,384 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $24,776,000 after purchasing an additional 280,535 shares in the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank acquired a new position in CF Industries in the third quarter valued at about $887,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in CF Industries by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,792,339 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $494,202,000 after acquiring an additional 225,109 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at CF Industries

In other news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on 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. This trade represents a 35.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $142,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 93,986 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,928,670. This represents a 1.57 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 11,889 shares of company stock valued at $1,130,955. 0.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on CF shares. Scotiabank lowered their target price on CF Industries from $88.00 to $81.00 and set a "sector underperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Bank of America upgraded shares of CF Industries from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $84.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, February 24th. UBS Group reduced 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 report on Thursday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CF Industries presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $90.15.

CF Industries Trading Up 1.3 %

NYSE:CF traded up $0.97 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $77.80. The stock had a trading volume of 2,642,696 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,070,725. The business's 50 day moving average is $86.12 and its 200-day moving average is $85.45. The company has a market cap of $13.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.49, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $69.13 and a one year high of $98.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a current ratio of 3.08.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.50 billion. Sell-side analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.57%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio is 29.54%.

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.