Xponance Inc. Grows Holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Xponance Inc. boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 42.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 35,648 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 10,601 shares during the period. Xponance Inc.'s holdings in CF Industries were worth $3,041,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ grew its position in CF Industries by 459.4% in the 4th quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 435,352 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $36,583,000 after acquiring an additional 357,531 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in CF Industries by 68.9% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 737,352 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $63,263,000 after purchasing an additional 300,873 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in 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. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of CF Industries by 7.1% in 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 purchasing an additional 299,173 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Pension Service lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 2,848.4% during the fourth quarter. National Pension Service now owns 290,384 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $24,776,000 after buying an additional 280,535 shares during the period. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CF has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on CF Industries from $88.00 to $81.00 and set a "sector underperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 24th. 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 research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $89.86.

CF Industries Trading Down 2.4 %

CF Industries stock traded down $1.84 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $74.99. The company had a trading volume of 2,988,463 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,019,052. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $69.13 and a 12-month high of $98.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a current ratio of 3.08. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $84.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.08, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99.

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

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 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 $844,455.00. Following the transaction, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 92,486 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,878,656. This trade represents a 1.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 11,889 shares of company stock valued at $1,130,955 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

About CF Industries

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.