CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Bought by Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC

Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC grew its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,914 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 558 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $936,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CF. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC purchased a new position in CF Industries in the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries during the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Quent Capital LLC increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 132.1% during the 3rd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 499 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in CF Industries by 262.6% in the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 660 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 478 shares during the period. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in CF Industries by 40.4% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 664 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Bank of America lowered CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on CF Industries from $77.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Mizuho raised their target price on CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CF Industries presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $90.38.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.00, for a total transaction of $264,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 103,155 shares in the company, valued at $9,077,640. This trade represents a 2.83 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.86, for a total value of $325,010.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 62,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,828,636.48. This represents a 5.28 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 22,701 shares of company stock worth $2,052,704 over the last 90 days. 0.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of CF Industries stock opened at $89.50 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $94.46. The company has a market capitalization of $15.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a 50 day moving average of $86.71 and a 200 day moving average of $80.73.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.50. CF Industries had a net margin of 19.45% and a return on equity of 14.57%. The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.85 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.65%.

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.