Capital Fund Management S.A. Has $9.51 Million Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Capital Fund Management S.A. raised its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 790.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 103,326 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 91,726 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A.’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $9,506,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 12.6% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,425 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $111,000 after buying an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 28.3% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 67,789 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $5,298,000 after acquiring an additional 14,965 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its stake in CF Industries by 42.4% in the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 10,408 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $813,000 after acquiring an additional 3,097 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the first quarter worth about $361,000. Finally, Vestcor Inc increased its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 185.1% in the first quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 9,147 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $715,000 after acquiring an additional 5,939 shares in the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

CF Industries Stock Performance

Shares of CF stock opened at $79.39 on Friday. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.34 and a 12 month high of $104.45. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $84.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.51. The firm has a market cap of $12.38 billion, a PE ratio of 10.36 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a quick ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 3.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $2.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.06 by $0.13. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.19% and a return on equity of 17.10%. The business had revenue of $1.66 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.55 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 28th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on CF. UBS Group decreased their price objective on CF Industries from $96.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. BNP Paribas lowered shares of CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of CF Industries in a report on Monday, November 24th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $82.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, HSBC cut their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $95.00 to $91.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $94.33.

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.