CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Sold by Natixis

Natixis lessened its stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 24.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 15,115 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 4,780 shares during the quarter. Natixis' holdings in CF Industries were worth $1,290,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of CF Industries by 68.9% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 737,352 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $63,263,000 after acquiring an additional 300,873 shares during the period. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co grew its stake in CF Industries by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 28,364 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,434,000 after purchasing an additional 2,270 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $993,000. Tidal Investments LLC grew its position in shares of CF Industries by 94.7% during the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 40,616 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $3,485,000 after buying an additional 19,760 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in CF Industries by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 245,742 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $21,380,000 after acquiring an additional 29,101 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CF has been the topic of several research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $86.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on CF Industries from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Barclays reduced their price objective on CF Industries from $95.00 to $87.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on CF Industries from $90.00 to $79.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $89.29.

CF Industries Price Performance

NYSE:CF traded up $0.63 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $79.10. 578,911 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,096,944. The company has a market capitalization of $13.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.68, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $67.34 and a one year high of $98.25. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $76.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $83.54.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Sell-side analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. CF Industries's payout ratio is 29.54%.

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.