Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 2,724 CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,724 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $232,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in CF. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,286,745 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $711,003,000 after purchasing an additional 300,050 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in CF Industries by 0.4% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,567,230 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $477,668,000 after buying an additional 22,392 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in CF Industries by 15.1% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,188,648 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $359,386,000 after buying an additional 549,569 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 2.8% in the second quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,193,528 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $162,584,000 after buying an additional 59,674 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 10.2% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,300,485 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $111,582,000 after acquiring an additional 120,193 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at CF Industries

In other news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total value of $635,460.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 22,211 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,016,314.58. This trade represents a 23.96 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.86, for a total transaction of $325,010.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 62,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,828,636.48. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

CF Industries Stock Down 3.5 %

CF stock opened at $93.59 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $16.29 billion, a PE ratio of 14.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 0.98. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $69.13 and a 52 week high of $98.25. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $88.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $83.32.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.50. CF Industries had a net margin of 19.45% and a return on equity of 14.57%. The company had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on CF shares. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 price target for the company. in a report on Tuesday. Redburn Atlantic started coverage on shares of CF Industries in a report on Friday, October 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 target price for the company. 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 research report on Tuesday. Oppenheimer started coverage on CF Industries in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $114.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, CF Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $92.69.

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.