CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Bought by Quantinno Capital Management LP

Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 118.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,991 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 8,679 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP's holdings in CF Industries were worth $1,372,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC bought a new stake in CF Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries during the third quarter valued at $39,000. Quent Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 132.1% in the third quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 499 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in CF Industries by 40.4% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 664 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the period. Finally, Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in CF Industries during the 2nd quarter worth about $50,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Bank of America lowered shares of CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $83.00 price target for the company. in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on shares of CF Industries in a research note on Thursday. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $114.00 price objective for the company. Barclays increased their target price on CF Industries from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Mizuho boosted their price target on CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $90.38.

Insider Buying and Selling at CF Industries

In other CF Industries news, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.00, for a total value of $264,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 103,155 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,077,640. This represents a 2.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 2,000 shares of CF Industries 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 transaction, the executive vice president now owns 66,268 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,964,120. The trade was a 2.93 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 22,701 shares of company stock worth $2,052,704. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of CF traded down $0.65 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $89.48. 1,368,435 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,045,655. The company has a market capitalization of $15.57 billion, a PE ratio of 14.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The business has a 50 day moving average of $86.71 and a 200 day moving average of $80.69. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $69.13 and a 1-year high of $94.46.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.50. CF Industries had a net margin of 19.45% and a return on equity of 14.57%. The business had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.85 EPS. CF Industries's revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.24%. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.65%.

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.