Stevens Capital Management LP Makes New $535,000 Investment in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Stevens Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 6,276 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $535,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of CF. FMR LLC grew its position in CF Industries by 3.8% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,286,745 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $711,003,000 after acquiring an additional 300,050 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,792,339 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $494,202,000 after buying an additional 225,109 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,487,821 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $382,901,000 after acquiring an additional 299,173 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,316,616 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $283,044,000 after purchasing an additional 216,395 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,460,993 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $124,652,000 after buying an additional 68,164 shares during the period. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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Insider Transactions at CF Industries

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 92,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,878,656. The trade was a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,507,745. This trade represents a 35.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 11,889 shares of company stock worth $1,130,955 over the last quarter. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

CF Industries Trading Down 2.4 %

NYSE:CF traded down $1.84 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $74.99. 2,988,463 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,017,594. The company has a fifty day moving average of $83.66 and a 200 day moving average of $85.15. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $69.13 and a 12 month high of $98.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.08, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a current ratio of 3.08.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40. The business 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%. On average, research analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.54%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CF has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America upgraded shares of CF Industries from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $84.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Barclays lowered their target price 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. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their price target on CF Industries from $88.00 to $81.00 and set a "sector underperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $89.86.

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.