Ieq Capital LLC Boosts Stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Ieq Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 544.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 20,091 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 16,973 shares during the period. Ieq Capital LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $1,714,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in CF Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. Asset Planning Inc bought a new position in shares of CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at $44,000. Arlington Trust Co LLC boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 422.0% in the 4th quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 569 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 460 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter worth $49,000. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 3,500 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 62,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,828,636.48. The trade was a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 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 transaction, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,507,745. The trade was a 35.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 15,389 shares of company stock worth $1,455,965. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

CF Industries Price Performance

NYSE:CF opened at $77.90 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.51, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s 50-day moving average is $87.91 and its 200 day moving average is $85.67. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $69.13 and a 12 month high of $98.25.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 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 firm had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. On average, equities research analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.57%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.54%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays downgraded shares of CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $96.00 to $100.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Scotiabank reiterated a “sector underperform” rating and set a $88.00 target price on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $92.29.

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.