Schroder Investment Management Group Grows Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 228.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 77,266 shares of the basic materials company's stock after buying an additional 53,729 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group's holdings in CF Industries were worth $6,493,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 10,051 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $862,000 after acquiring an additional 1,449 shares in the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at $373,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 17.1% during the 3rd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 7,514 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $645,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of CF Industries by 9.8% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 3,295 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $283,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. acquired a new position in CF Industries during the 3rd quarter worth about $2,008,000. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and reduced their target price for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Bank of America upgraded shares of CF Industries from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $84.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 24th. UBS Group decreased their target price on CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Barclays dropped their price target on CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Scotiabank raised CF Industries from a "sector underperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $81.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CF Industries has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $89.86.

CF Industries Trading Up 2.9 %

Shares of NYSE CF traded up $1.96 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $70.43. The company had a trading volume of 5,012,387 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,097,585. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.34 and a 12 month high of $98.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The company's fifty day moving average price is $78.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $84.60. The stock has a market cap of $11.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.40, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.84.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 15.50%. The firm had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. As a group, research analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.84%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio is 29.54%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,507,745. This trade represents a 35.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 92,486 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,878,656. This represents a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 11,889 shares of company stock valued at $1,130,955 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

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.