10,000 Shares in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Acquired by Walnut Level Capital LLC

Walnut Level Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 10,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $853,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. FCA Corp TX acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 4th quarter worth approximately $171,000. Stevens Capital Management LP bought a new position in CF Industries in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $535,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in CF Industries in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $6,368,000. AXQ Capital LP bought a new position in CF Industries in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $662,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in CF Industries by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,460,993 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $124,652,000 after purchasing an additional 68,164 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Trading Down 0.0 %

CF opened at $76.88 on Monday. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $69.13 and a twelve month high of $98.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The company has a fifty day moving average of $84.43 and a 200-day moving average of $85.19. The stock has a market cap of $13.03 billion, a PE ratio of 11.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 15.50%. The company had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. On average, sell-side analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.54%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Oppenheimer dropped 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. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $89.86.

Insider Transactions at CF Industries

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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. This trade represents a 1.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The stock was 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 $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 11,889 shares of company stock worth $1,130,955 over the last three months. 0.42% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About CF Industries

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.