CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Acquired by Royal London Asset Management Ltd.

Royal London Asset Management Ltd. increased its holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 22.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 43,674 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 7,919 shares during the period. Royal London Asset Management Ltd.'s holdings in CF Industries were worth $3,747,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in CF Industries by 401.2% in the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,639,079 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $269,729,000 after acquiring an additional 2,912,942 shares during 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 worth $375,440,000 after acquiring an additional 431,910 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 300,050 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 154.3% during the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 408,703 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $30,293,000 after purchasing an additional 248,003 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,871,116 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $212,823,000 after purchasing an additional 198,246 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 66,268 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,964,120. This represents a 2.93 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,201 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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. This represents a 19.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 22,701 shares of company stock worth $2,052,704 in the last three months. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on CF shares. Mizuho boosted their target price on CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on CF Industries from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, August 12th. Redburn Atlantic started coverage on CF Industries in a report on Friday, October 18th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $77.00 price objective for the company. Barclays boosted their price objective on CF Industries from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, October 11th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on CF Industries from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $88.42.

CF Industries Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of CF stock traded up $0.07 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $88.51. The stock had a trading volume of 790,574 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,053,395. 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 capitalization of $15.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.98. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $69.13 and a 12-month high of $94.46. The firm's 50-day moving average is $86.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.33.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.50. The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.28 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 19.45%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.85 EPS. On average, analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.65%.

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.