Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 664 Shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Yousif Capital Management LLC trimmed its holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 2.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 24,012 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 664 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $2,049,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mather Group LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 4,045 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $345,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Columbus Macro LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the fourth quarter worth $215,000. One Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. One Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,322 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $454,000 after buying an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust increased its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 3,784 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $323,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the period. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 3,000 shares of CF Industries 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 approximately $9,077,640. This trade represents a 2.83 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total value of $635,460.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 22,211 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,016,314.58. This trade represents a 23.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 25,389 shares of company stock worth $2,355,425 in the last ninety days. 0.42% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

CF Industries Stock Performance

CF stock opened at $87.00 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $15.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.77, a PEG ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.98. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $69.13 and a twelve month high of $98.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.36 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $85.20.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.30%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.65%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on CF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research note 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 research report on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $92.43.

CF Industries 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.