Schroder Investment Management Group Grows Holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 81.3% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 844,634 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 378,881 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $75,764,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CF. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 24.4% in the second quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 95,289 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $8,767,000 after acquiring an additional 18,666 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 11.5% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 232,647 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $20,868,000 after acquiring an additional 23,942 shares during the period. Inspire Advisors LLC bought a new stake in CF Industries during the third quarter worth $677,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in CF Industries by 878.2% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 17,941 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,609,000 after purchasing an additional 16,107 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its position in CF Industries by 26.8% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 2,193,042 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $196,716,000 after purchasing an additional 464,115 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $86.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $103.00 target price on shares of CF Industries in a research note on Friday, February 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $96.87.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 5,534 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.21, for a total value of $643,106.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 81,722 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,496,913.62. The trade was a 6.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Erik M. Mayer sold 2,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.25, for a total transaction of $255,750.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 7,841 shares in the company, valued at $911,516.25. The trade was a 21.91% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 47,118 shares of company stock valued at $5,280,588. Corporate insiders own 0.71% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NYSE CF opened at $109.88 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 3.37 and a quick ratio of 2.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.89 billion, a PE ratio of 12.21 and a beta of 0.68. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $67.34 and a one year high of $121.80. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $92.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $86.72.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The basic materials company reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.53 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.78 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 19.84% and a net margin of 20.54%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.89 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.22%.

CF Industries Profile

CF Industries Holdings, Inc is a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products for agricultural and industrial customers. The company specializes in the production of ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), nitric acid and ammonium nitrate, which serve as key inputs for fertilizer blends, industrial chemicals and other downstream applications.

Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, CF Industries operates production facilities and distribution terminals across North America and the United Kingdom.