Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Invests $2.15 Million in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 25,187 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,149,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. Arlington Trust Co LLC lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 422.0% in the fourth quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 569 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the period. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at CF Industries

In related news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total value of $144,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 92,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,878,656. The trade was a 1.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,507,745. The trade was a 35.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 15,389 shares of company stock worth $1,455,965 over the last ninety days. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on CF shares. Bank of America upgraded shares of CF Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of 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 reduced their price objective for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CF Industries has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $91.86.

CF Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CF opened at $77.58 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $13.50 billion, a PE ratio of 11.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.98. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $69.13 and a 12 month high of $98.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.52. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $85.65.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 15.50%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.58%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.54%.

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.