LSV Asset Management Boosts Stock Holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

LSV Asset Management raised its stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 17.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 463,443 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 68,140 shares during the quarter. LSV Asset Management owned approximately 0.27% of CF Industries worth $39,541,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in CF Industries in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $131,350,000. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,830,621 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $753,429,000 after acquiring an additional 543,876 shares during the last quarter. Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne Allianz Polska S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at $37,247,000. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ grew its position in CF Industries by 459.4% during the 4th quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 435,352 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $36,583,000 after acquiring an additional 357,531 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its holdings in CF Industries by 68.9% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 737,352 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $63,263,000 after purchasing an additional 300,873 shares in the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on CF Industries in a report on Thursday, March 13th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $86.00 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and decreased their price target for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Bank of America upgraded shares of CF Industries from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $84.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, February 24th. 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, February 25th. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on CF Industries from $90.00 to $79.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. One 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CF Industries presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $88.47.

CF Industries Stock Up 1.3 %

NYSE:CF traded up $0.96 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $75.06. The company had a trading volume of 1,106,682 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,100,186. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $67.34 and a twelve month high of $98.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market cap of $12.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.09, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.84. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $77.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $84.17.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 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 business had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. On average, equities analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.66%. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.54%.

About CF Industries

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.