Wills Financial Group Inc. Makes New $3.53 Million Investment in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Wills Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 41,171 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $3,532,000. CF Industries makes up approximately 1.5% of Wills Financial Group Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest position.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 401.2% during the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,639,079 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $269,729,000 after buying an additional 2,912,942 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 7,617.5% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 437,580 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $375,440,000 after buying an additional 431,910 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,286,745 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $711,003,000 after buying an additional 300,050 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management lifted 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 buying an additional 248,003 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,871,116 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $212,823,000 after purchasing an additional 198,246 shares in the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

CF Industries Price Performance

CF traded down $1.11 during trading on Friday, hitting $88.26. The company's stock had a trading volume of 640,967 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,056,410. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $69.13 and a twelve month high of $94.46. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $86.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $80.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.98.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last released 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 company had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 19.45%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.27%. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.65%.

Insider Buying and Selling at CF Industries

In related news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 3,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.86, for a total transaction of $325,010.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 62,768 shares in the company, valued at $5,828,636.48. The trade was a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total transaction of $635,460.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 22,211 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,016,314.58. The trade was a 23.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 22,701 shares of company stock worth $2,052,704 over the last quarter. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on CF. Bank of America cut CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $83.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on CF Industries from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $88.42.

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.