AustralianSuper Pty Ltd Buys 25,701 Shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd lifted its stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,093,885 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 25,701 shares during the period. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd owned 0.60% of CF Industries worth $93,855,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in CF. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in CF Industries during the third quarter worth about $215,000. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 11.6% during the third quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. now owns 3,847 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $330,000 after acquiring an additional 399 shares in the last quarter. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 3.9% during the third quarter. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. now owns 26,630 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $2,285,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 3.4% during the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 32,389 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $2,778,000 after acquiring an additional 1,070 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 3.8% during the third quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC now owns 37,223 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $3,194,000 after acquiring an additional 1,353 shares in the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on CF shares. Mizuho lifted their price target on CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. UBS Group lifted their price target on CF Industries from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Barclays lifted their price target on CF Industries from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their price target on CF Industries from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Two research 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's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $87.67.

CF Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CF traded up $0.45 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $82.23. 3,179,155 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,078,521. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 4.19 and a current ratio of 4.70. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $69.13 and a 52 week high of $90.86. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $83.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.36.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 12.96% and a net margin of 17.87%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.85 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.84 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio is presently 35.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling at CF Industries

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $180,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 66,268 shares of the company's stock, 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 can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,201 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.02, for a total transaction of $648,234.02. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 29,211 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,629,574.22. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $180,000.00. Following 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

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.