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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Acquired by Cwm LLC

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Cwm LLC increased its holdings in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 14.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 45,240 shares of the basic materials company's stock after buying an additional 5,636 shares during the quarter. Cwm LLC's holdings in CF Industries were worth $3,536,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. raised its holdings in CF Industries by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 5,805 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $495,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in CF Industries by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,009 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $257,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in CF Industries by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,192 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $562,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Principal Street Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Principal Street Partners LLC now owns 7,906 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $675,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the period. Finally, Alps Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 4,624 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $361,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.23, for a total transaction of $1,002,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 87,923 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,812,522.29. The trade was a 10.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

CF Industries Trading Down 0.9%

NYSE CF opened at $91.81 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $92.84 and a two-hundred day moving average of $85.44. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $67.34 and a 52 week high of $104.45. The company has a quick ratio of 2.22, a current ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.57 billion, a PE ratio of 12.10 and a beta of 0.96.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported $1.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.38. CF Industries had a net margin of 21.80% and a return on equity of 17.39%. The business had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.53 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.03 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, May 7th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the basic materials company to purchase up to 14.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.18%. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 26.35%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CF has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wolfe Research downgraded CF Industries from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Scotiabank upgraded CF Industries from a "sector underperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $81.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on CF Industries from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. BNP Paribas upgraded CF Industries to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Oppenheimer cut CF Industries from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, CF Industries currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $93.00.

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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.

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