V Square Quantitative Management LLC Sells 242 Shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

V Square Quantitative Management LLC trimmed its holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 7.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,090 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 242 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $264,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the third quarter worth $39,000. 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 worth $49,000 after buying an additional 460 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 262.6% in the third quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 660 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 478 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 6,690.0% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 679 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 669 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at CF Industries

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total value of $144,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 92,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,878,656. This represents a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was 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. The trade was a 2.83 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425. 0.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.

CF Industries Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of CF stock opened at $82.45 on Monday. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $98.25. The stock has a market cap of $14.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.05, a P/E/G ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a current ratio of 2.81. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $88.69 and a 200-day moving average of $85.39.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s payout ratio is 31.65%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. 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. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their target price for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Barclays cut shares of CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.43.

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.