Cwm LLC raised its stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 14.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 51,689 shares of the basic materials company's stock after buying an additional 6,449 shares during the period. Cwm LLC's holdings in CF Industries were worth $4,755,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in CF. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 8,352.8% in the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,451,338 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $113,422,000 after purchasing an additional 1,434,168 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 72.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,278,354 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $178,053,000 after purchasing an additional 959,901 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 113.1% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 928,701 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $72,123,000 after purchasing an additional 492,846 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 16.8% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,275,464 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $255,977,000 after purchasing an additional 470,746 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 1st quarter valued at $34,179,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
CF has been the subject of several analyst reports. HSBC dropped their price target on shares of CF Industries from $104.00 to $95.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of CF Industries from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Scotiabank reissued a "sector perform" rating and set a $82.00 price target (up previously from $81.00) on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Zacks Research cut shares of CF Industries from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Finally, Barclays raised shares of CF Industries from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the company from $95.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $95.50.
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CF Industries Stock Down 2.9%
Shares of NYSE CF opened at $82.99 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.22, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.34 and a 12 month high of $104.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.44 billion, a PE ratio of 10.83 and a beta of 0.93. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $87.10.
CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $2.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.35 by $0.02. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.19% and a return on equity of 17.10%. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.73 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.30 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.
CF Industries Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 28th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.11%.
CF Industries Profile
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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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