CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Sold by Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV

Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV decreased its holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 6.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,090 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 200 shares during the quarter. Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $265,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CF. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in CF Industries during the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC acquired a new stake in CF Industries during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Quent Capital LLC lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 284 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in CF Industries by 40.4% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 664 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the period. Finally, Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new stake in CF Industries during the 2nd quarter worth about $50,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on CF shares. Redburn Atlantic started coverage on CF Industries in a report on Friday, October 18th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 price objective for the company. Barclays boosted their price objective on CF Industries from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 11th. Bank of America cut CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on CF Industries from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CF Industries has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $87.67.

CF Industries Trading Down 1.1 %

CF opened at $83.23 on Friday. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $69.13 and a one year high of $90.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.21 billion, a PE ratio of 13.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.95. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $83.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 4.19 and a current ratio of 4.70.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 7th. The basic materials company reported $2.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.50. CF Industries had a return on equity of 12.96% and a net margin of 17.87%. The firm had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.52 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.70 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 11.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.84 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.22%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CF Industries news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,201 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.02, for a total transaction of $648,234.02. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 29,211 shares in the company, valued at $2,629,574.22. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction 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 represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,201 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.02, for a total value of $648,234.02. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 29,211 shares in the company, valued at $2,629,574.22. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.