CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Sold by Brown Lisle Cummings Inc.

Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. lowered its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 5.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,016 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 250 shares during the quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc.’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $343,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CF. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in CF Industries during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in CF Industries during the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in CF Industries by 262.6% during the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 660 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 478 shares during the period. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in CF Industries by 6,690.0% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 679 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 669 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CF has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Scotiabank reiterated a “sector underperform” rating and set a $88.00 price target on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Barclays lowered CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $96.00 to $100.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Bank of America lowered CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a report on Friday, January 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $92.43.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.86, for a total value of $325,010.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 62,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,828,636.48. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.00, for a total value of $264,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 103,155 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,077,640. The trade was a 2.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Stock Up 1.8 %

NYSE:CF opened at $94.14 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.89, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.97. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $69.13 and a 1-year high of $98.25. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $89.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $84.79.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s payout ratio is currently 31.65%.

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.