CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Sold by Advisory Services Network LLC

Advisory Services Network LLC trimmed its position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 47.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,621 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 16,508 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC's holdings in CF Industries were worth $1,589,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 9.8% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,295 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $283,000 after buying an additional 294 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 118.7% in the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 15,991 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,372,000 after purchasing an additional 8,679 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 34.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 441,470 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $37,878,000 after acquiring an additional 112,002 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in CF Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at about $396,000. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 10,914 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $936,000 after buying an additional 558 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company's stock.

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CF Industries Trading Up 1.4 %

NYSE CF traded up $1.03 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $74.15. The stock had a trading volume of 3,258,176 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,103,373. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $84.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.95, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.84. 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 one year low of $67.34 and a one year high of $98.25.

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

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.70%. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 29.54%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CF has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Scotiabank upgraded CF Industries from a "sector underperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $81.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $88.47.

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.