CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Position Increased by Caprock Group LLC

Caprock Group LLC raised its stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CFFree Report) by 11.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 19,514 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 2,053 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $1,665,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 85,168 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $7,139,000 after acquiring an additional 5,859 shares during the last quarter. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC now owns 7,950 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $678,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. New England Research & Management Inc. bought a new stake in CF Industries in the fourth quarter worth $992,000. Foster & Motley Inc. increased its position in CF Industries by 99.6% during the fourth quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 9,509 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $811,000 after buying an additional 4,745 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB raised its holdings in CF Industries by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 277,851 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $23,706,000 after buying an additional 6,653 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $8,928,670. The trade was a 1.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $844,455.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 25,389 shares of company stock worth $2,355,425. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on CF shares. Redburn Atlantic started coverage on CF Industries in a report on Friday, October 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 price objective on the stock. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective 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. Bank of America lowered shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of CF Industries from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Barclays downgraded CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CF Industries has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.43.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on CF

CF Industries Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of CF stock opened at $92.24 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a current ratio of 2.81. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $89.40 and a 200-day moving average of $84.49. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $98.25. The stock has a market cap of $16.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.98.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s payout ratio is 31.65%.

CF Industries Profile

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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.

Further Reading

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for CF Industries (NYSE:CF)

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