Sei Investments Co. Boosts Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Sei Investments Co. raised its holdings in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 4.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,460,993 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 68,164 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co. owned approximately 0.84% of CF Industries worth $124,652,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of CF Industries by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 327,654 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $27,955,000 after acquiring an additional 24,135 shares during the last quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC lifted its stake in CF Industries by 41.0% in the 4th quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 16,493 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,407,000 after purchasing an additional 4,794 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at about $568,000. Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc. grew its position in shares of CF Industries by 119.7% during the fourth quarter. Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc. now owns 29,369 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,506,000 after purchasing an additional 16,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter worth about $204,000. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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CF Industries Trading Down 2.4 %

CF traded down $1.84 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $74.99. 2,378,866 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,019,052. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average price of $84.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.18. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $98.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.71 billion, a PE ratio of 11.08, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 15.50%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.67%. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.54%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on CF shares. Scotiabank dropped their price target on CF Industries from $88.00 to $81.00 and set a "sector underperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $89.86.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $142,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 93,986 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,928,670. This trade represents a 1.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 15,871 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,507,745. The trade was a 35.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 11,889 shares of company stock worth $1,130,955 in the last 90 days. 0.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.