11,625 Shares in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Bought by New England Research & Management Inc.

New England Research & Management Inc. bought a new stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 11,625 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $992,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in CF. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 15.1% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,188,648 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $359,386,000 after buying an additional 549,569 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in CF Industries by 7,617.5% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 437,580 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $375,440,000 after purchasing an additional 431,910 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its position in CF Industries by 68.9% during the third 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. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of CF Industries by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,286,745 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $711,003,000 after buying an additional 300,050 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Yaupon Capital Management LP purchased a new position in CF Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at about $17,437,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company's stock.

CF Industries Trading Down 0.7 %

CF Industries stock traded down $0.68 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $91.84. The stock had a trading volume of 788,400 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,026,133. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $69.13 and a twelve month high of $98.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 2.52. The firm has a market cap of $15.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.51, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.98. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $89.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $84.13.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.50. The business had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 19.45%. CF Industries's revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at CF Industries

In related news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 3,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.86, for a total value of $325,010.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 62,768 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,828,636.48. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total transaction of $635,460.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 22,211 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,016,314.58. The trade was a 23.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on CF. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. UBS Group upped their price objective on CF Industries from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Bank of America lowered shares of CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $83.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded CF Industries from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $100.00 price target for the company. in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Scotiabank reaffirmed a "sector underperform" rating and issued a $88.00 price objective on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $92.43.

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.