International Assets Investment Management LLC Has $375.44 Million Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 7,617.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 437,580 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 431,910 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC owned about 0.24% of CF Industries worth $375,440,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CF. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in CF Industries by 401.2% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,639,079 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $269,729,000 after purchasing an additional 2,912,942 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its position in CF Industries by 37.5% during the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,063,854 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $254,920,000 after buying an additional 835,557 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of CF Industries by 7.4% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,871,116 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $212,823,000 after acquiring an additional 198,246 shares during the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 2.8% during the second quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,193,528 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $162,584,000 after purchasing an additional 59,674 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 5.1% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,422,493 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $105,435,000 after purchasing an additional 68,834 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 66,268 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,964,120. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other CF Industries news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,201 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.02, for a total value of $648,234.02. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 29,211 shares in the company, valued at $2,629,574.22. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 66,268 shares in the company, valued at $5,964,120. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on CF. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Bank of America downgraded shares of CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $83.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Redburn Atlantic initiated coverage on shares of CF Industries in a research note on Friday, October 18th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $77.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of CF Industries from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $87.67.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.0 %

CF Industries stock traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $83.19. The stock had a trading volume of 1,035,921 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,081,504. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $69.13 and a 1-year high of $90.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 4.19 and a current ratio of 4.70. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $83.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.95.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The basic materials company reported $2.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.50. The firm had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 17.87% and a return on equity of 12.96%. The company's revenue was down 11.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.70 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.40%. CF Industries's payout ratio is 33.22%.

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.