7,114 Shares in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Bought by denkapparat Operations GmbH

denkapparat Operations GmbH acquired a new stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 7,114 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $607,000. CF Industries makes up 0.9% of denkapparat Operations GmbH's portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in CF. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new stake in CF Industries in the 4th quarter worth $74,000. Korea Investment CORP lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 88.5% in the fourth quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 150,374 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $12,830,000 after buying an additional 70,585 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 2,848.4% in the fourth quarter. National Pension Service now owns 290,384 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $24,776,000 after buying an additional 280,535 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in CF Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings 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 valued at $494,202,000 after buying an additional 225,109 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CF has been the subject of a number of research reports. Piper Sandler increased their target price on CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. 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. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $89.86.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 92,486 shares in the company, valued at $8,878,656. This represents a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,507,745. This represents a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 11,889 shares of company stock worth $1,130,955 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

CF Industries Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE CF traded up $0.72 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $78.11. The company's stock had a trading volume of 849,507 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,071,364. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $69.13 and a 12-month high of $98.25. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market cap of $13.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99. The business's 50 day moving average is $82.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $85.14.

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

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.56%. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.