CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Purchased by Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.

Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. lifted its holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 5.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,700 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,600 shares during the period. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $2,875,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter worth $74,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the third quarter worth $3,149,000. AMG National Trust Bank acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the third quarter worth $887,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 14.4% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 171,807 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $14,543,000 after acquiring an additional 21,632 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 118.7% in the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 15,991 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,372,000 after acquiring an additional 8,679 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Trading Up 1.8 %

NYSE CF opened at $80.99 on Friday. 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 current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.52. The company has a market capitalization of $13.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.98. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $87.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.58.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its earnings results 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 for 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, research analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.47%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.54%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.86, for a total transaction of $325,010.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 62,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,828,636.48. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 15,871 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,507,745. This trade represents a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 15,389 shares of company stock valued at $1,455,965. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group decreased their target price 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. Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of 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. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of CF Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CF Industries presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $90.54.

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.