CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Purchased by Mizuho Securities USA LLC

Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 41.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 16,493 shares of the basic materials company's stock after buying an additional 4,794 shares during the quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC's holdings in CF Industries were worth $1,407,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 2,592 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $221,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in CF Industries by 26.9% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 576 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,050 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $602,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of CF Industries by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 5,646 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $482,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of CF Industries by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,883 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $247,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company's stock.

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Insider Activity at CF Industries

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 92,486 shares in the company, valued at $8,878,656. This trade represents a 1.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares in the company, valued at $1,507,745. This represents a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 11,889 shares of company stock worth $1,130,955. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

CF Industries Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE CF traded down $0.72 during trading on Friday, hitting $77.26. 332,666 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,072,686. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99. 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 company has a 50-day moving average price of $82.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $85.04. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $69.13 and a 1 year high of $98.25.

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

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.54%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on CF. Oppenheimer cut their target price on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded 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 research report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays dropped their price target on CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective 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. Finally, Bank of America upgraded 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CF Industries has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $89.86.

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.