De Lisle Partners LLP Boosts Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

De Lisle Partners LLP grew its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 10.0% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 44,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. De Lisle Partners LLP’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $3,775,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC purchased a new stake in CF Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the third quarter valued at $39,000. Quent Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 132.1% during the third quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 499 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in CF Industries by 262.6% during the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 660 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 478 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in CF Industries by 40.4% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 664 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CF has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Barclays increased their price target on CF Industries from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on CF Industries from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, CF Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $88.42.

CF Industries Stock Performance

Shares of CF stock opened at $88.66 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $85.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.57. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 2.52 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 $91.06. The company has a market cap of $15.43 billion, a PE ratio of 14.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.97.

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

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.65%.

Insider Buying and Selling at CF Industries

In related news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,201 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.02, for a total value of $648,234.02. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 29,211 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,629,574.22. The trade was a 19.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $180,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 66,268 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,964,120. This trade represents a 2.93 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 19,201 shares of company stock valued at $1,727,694 over the last 90 days. 0.48% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

CF Industries 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.