Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC Has $1.21 Million Holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 4.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,161 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 642 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $1,208,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of CF. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in shares of CF Industries by 26.9% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 576 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its stake in CF Industries by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 5,646 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $482,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 4.9% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,883 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $247,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in CF Industries by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,312 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $283,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the period. Finally, James Investment Research Inc. increased its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. James Investment Research Inc. now owns 9,534 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $813,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.4 %

CF Industries stock opened at $77.58 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $87.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $85.65. 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 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.40. CF Industries had a return on equity of 15.50% and a net margin of 20.52%. The company had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. On average, analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.58%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.54%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on CF. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Bank of America upgraded CF Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on CF Industries from $88.00 to $81.00 and set a “sector underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, Barclays lowered shares of CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $91.86.

Insider Activity at CF Industries

In related news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $142,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 93,986 shares in the company, valued at $8,928,670. The trade was a 1.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value 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. The trade was a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 15,389 shares of company stock valued at $1,455,965. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

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.