B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management Boosts Holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 2.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 50,223 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,243 shares during the period. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $4,285,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CF. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in CF Industries by 15.5% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 276,289 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $20,479,000 after purchasing an additional 37,011 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in CF Industries by 32.9% during the second quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,063 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $449,000 after acquiring an additional 1,502 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in CF Industries by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 280,628 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $20,800,000 after acquiring an additional 21,766 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in CF Industries by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 12,972 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $961,000 after acquiring an additional 312 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its stake in CF Industries by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 18,309 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,357,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CF Industries Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE CF opened at $97.01 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.88 billion, a PE ratio of 15.35, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.98. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $69.13 and a twelve month high of $98.25. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $88.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $82.79.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.50. The company had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 19.45%. CF Industries’s revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on CF shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on CF Industries in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $114.00 target price for the company. Bank of America cut shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of CF Industries from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $92.38.

Insider Buying and Selling at CF Industries

In related news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,000 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total value of $635,460.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 22,211 shares in the company, valued at $2,016,314.58. The trade was a 23.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.00, for a total transaction of $264,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 103,155 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,077,640. This represents a 2.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Company 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.