CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Stock Position Increased by Vest Financial LLC

Vest Financial LLC grew its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 20.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 414,376 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 69,960 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC owned approximately 0.24% of CF Industries worth $35,355,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in CF. FMR LLC increased its position in CF Industries by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,286,745 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $711,003,000 after acquiring an additional 300,050 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 0.4% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,567,230 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $477,668,000 after purchasing an additional 22,392 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 15.1% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,188,648 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $359,386,000 after purchasing an additional 549,569 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of CF Industries by 10.2% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,300,485 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $111,582,000 after purchasing an additional 120,193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AustralianSuper Pty Ltd lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 2.4% in the third quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 1,093,885 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $93,855,000 after purchasing an additional 25,701 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,000 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total transaction of $635,460.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 22,211 shares in the company, valued at $2,016,314.58. The trade was a 23.96 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.86, for a total value of $325,010.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 62,768 shares in the company, valued at $5,828,636.48. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 25,389 shares of company stock worth $2,355,425. 0.42% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on CF shares. Scotiabank restated a “sector underperform” rating and set a $88.00 price target on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Bank of America downgraded CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Redburn Atlantic started coverage on CF Industries in a research report on Friday, October 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 price target on the stock. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $92.43.

CF Industries Stock Performance

Shares of CF stock opened at $83.96 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $84.91. The company has a market capitalization of $14.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.28, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $69.13 and a 1-year high of $98.25.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.38%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.65%.

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.