Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super Takes $5.82 Million Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super bought a new position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 68,242 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $5,822,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CF. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 4th quarter valued at about $131,350,000. FMR LLC increased its position in CF Industries by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,830,621 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $753,429,000 after buying an additional 543,876 shares during the last quarter. Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne Allianz Polska S.A. bought a new stake in CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,247,000. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 459.4% in the fourth quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 435,352 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $36,583,000 after buying an additional 357,531 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 68.9% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 737,352 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $63,263,000 after acquiring an additional 300,873 shares during the period. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CF has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on 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 cut their target price on shares of CF Industries from $90.00 to $79.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Scotiabank upgraded shares of CF Industries from a "sector underperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $81.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded CF Industries from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $84.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, February 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $89.86.

CF Industries Price Performance

CF Industries stock traded up $0.80 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $74.90. 2,282,775 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,099,620. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $76.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $83.95. The firm has a market cap of $12.70 billion, a PE ratio of 11.06, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.52. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.34 and a 12 month high of $98.25.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 analysts' expectations of $1.50 billion. As a group, equities research analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.54%.

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.