Duality Advisers LP Increases Stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Duality Advisers LP raised its stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) by 189.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 23,713 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 15,517 shares during the quarter. Duality Advisers LP's holdings in CF Industries were worth $1,885,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 34.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 5,213,654 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $447,019,000 after buying an additional 1,329,677 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,644,100 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $312,445,000 after buying an additional 151,148 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 3,078,652 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $244,753,000 after buying an additional 204,536 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $160,475,000. Finally, Earnest Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 1,714,890 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $147,035,000 after buying an additional 118,308 shares in the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CF has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group lowered shares of CF Industries from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $95.00 to $83.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Piper Sandler lowered shares of CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $87.00 to $82.00 in a report on Thursday, February 29th. Barclays raised shares of CF Industries from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and set a $85.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, January 12th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $95.00 target price on shares of CF Industries in a report on Friday, February 16th. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $88.00 target price (down previously from $96.00) on shares of CF Industries in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, CF Industries has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $86.47.

CF Industries Trading Down 0.3 %

CF traded down $0.25 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $78.55. 1,606,869 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,494,888. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 3.81 and a quick ratio of 3.44. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $81.46 and a 200 day moving average of $79.67. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $60.08 and a 12-month high of $87.90.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The basic materials company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.56 by ($0.12). CF Industries had a net margin of 23.00% and a return on equity of 18.44%. The firm had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.51 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.35 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was down 39.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.86 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.55%. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio is 25.51%.

Insider Transactions at CF Industries

In related news, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 6,000 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $510,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 64,030 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,442,550. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

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.