6,069 Shares in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Acquired by Nomura Holdings Inc.

Nomura Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 6,069 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $518,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of CF Industries by 68.9% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter worth approximately $226,000. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter worth approximately $232,000. Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 5,646 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $482,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atomi Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at $216,000. 93.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of CF Industries in a report on Thursday, March 13th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $86.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of CF Industries from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of CF Industries from $87.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of CF Industries to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of CF Industries from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $90.21.

CF Industries Stock Performance

CF traded up $2.69 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $91.58. 2,545,384 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,139,455. The company's 50-day moving average is $79.07 and its 200 day moving average is $83.59. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $67.34 and a 52 week high of $98.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.53 billion, a PE ratio of 13.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.94.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported $1.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.38. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 15.50%. The firm had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.53 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.03 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio is 26.35%.

CF Industries announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, May 7th that permits the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the basic materials company to purchase up to 14.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

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.