Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Increases Holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 28.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 36,653 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 8,216 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.'s holdings in CF Industries were worth $2,864,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CF. Curat Global LLC bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the first quarter worth $25,000. Mizuho Bank Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 119.8% in the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 378 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 206 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of CF Industries during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 50.8% in the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 478 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on CF shares. Scotiabank raised shares of CF Industries from a "sector underperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $81.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Wolfe Research cut shares of CF Industries from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of CF Industries in a report on Thursday, March 13th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $86.00 target price on the stock. Oppenheimer downgraded CF Industries from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on CF Industries from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $91.79.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.1%

CF traded down $0.07 during trading on Friday, hitting $93.78. 1,516,352 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,240,612. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $67.34 and a fifty-two week high of $104.45. The stock has a market cap of $15.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.36 and a beta of 0.96. The business's 50 day moving average is $89.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.70. The company has a quick ratio of 2.22, a current ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

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

CF Industries declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, May 7th that permits the company to buyback $2.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the basic materials company to reacquire up to 14.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.13%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th. CF Industries's payout ratio is currently 26.35%.

CF Industries 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.