CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Purchased by De Lisle Partners LLP

De Lisle Partners LLP grew its position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 10.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 44,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. De Lisle Partners LLP’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $3,775,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Swedbank AB acquired a new position in CF Industries during the 1st quarter worth $19,824,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 17.0% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 50,243 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,724,000 after purchasing an additional 7,294 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 286.0% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 34,439 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,866,000 after purchasing an additional 25,516 shares during the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at $887,000. Finally, Kingsview Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 3rd quarter worth $3,149,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Redburn Atlantic initiated coverage on CF Industries in a report on Friday, October 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 26th. Bank of America cut shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 target price for the company. in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CF Industries has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $88.42.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 66,268 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,964,120. This trade represents a 2.93 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.00, for a total value of $264,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 103,155 shares in the company, valued at $9,077,640. This represents a 2.83 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 19,201 shares of company stock valued at $1,727,694 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Stock Performance

NYSE CF opened at $88.66 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $15.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.97. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $91.06. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $85.54 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.57. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.50. CF Industries had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 19.45%. The company had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.85 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.