Boston Partners Has $283.04 Million Stock Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Boston Partners lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 7.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,316,616 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 216,395 shares during the period. Boston Partners owned approximately 1.91% of CF Industries worth $283,044,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its position in CF Industries by 930.6% in the 4th quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 35,998 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $3,071,000 after purchasing an additional 32,505 shares during the last quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries during the 4th quarter worth $8,519,000. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 13.2% during the 4th quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,815 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $240,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares during the last quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries during the 4th quarter worth $148,000. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 284.5% during the 4th quarter. Cibc World Markets Corp now owns 94,564 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $8,068,000 after purchasing an additional 69,968 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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CF Industries Stock Down 0.0 %

CF Industries stock traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $76.88. The stock had a trading volume of 7,513,372 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,020,130. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $69.13 and a 1-year high of $98.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $84.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $85.15.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. As a group, analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 dividend yield of 2.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. CF Industries's payout ratio is presently 29.54%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total value of $144,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 92,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,878,656. This represents a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the company's 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 completion of the transaction, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 11,889 shares of company stock valued at $1,130,955. 0.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on CF Industries from $88.00 to $81.00 and set a "sector underperform" rating on the stock in a report 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 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on CF Industries from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $89.86.

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.