Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co Boosts Stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co raised its position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 47.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 41,709 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 13,345 shares during the period. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co's holdings in CF Industries were worth $3,559,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CF. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in CF Industries in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in shares of CF Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. Asset Planning Inc bought a new position in shares of CF Industries in the 4th quarter valued at $44,000. Arlington Trust Co LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 422.0% during the 4th quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 569 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new stake in CF Industries during the 4th quarter worth $49,000. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

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 $1,507,745. This represents a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 3,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.86, for a total transaction of $325,010.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 62,768 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,828,636.48. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 15,389 shares of company stock valued at $1,455,965. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on CF shares. Oppenheimer cut their price target 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. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on CF Industries from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Piper Sandler raised their price objective 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. Barclays downgraded shares of CF Industries from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $91.14.

CF Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CF traded up $1.41 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $80.99. 4,171,708 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,592,318. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.96, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.97. 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. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $87.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $85.55.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.40. CF Industries had a return on equity of 15.50% and a net margin of 20.52%. The company had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. On average, equities analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.54%.

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.