Achmea Investment Management B.V. Raises Stock Holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Achmea Investment Management B.V. raised its position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 10.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,816 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,781 shares during the quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V.’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $1,605,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 2,592 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $221,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 26.9% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 576 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,050 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $602,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Ballentine Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 5,646 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $482,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,883 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $247,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at CF Industries

In related news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $142,500.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 93,986 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,928,670. This represents a 1.57 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $844,455.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares in the company, valued at $1,507,745. The trade was a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 11,889 shares of company stock valued at $1,130,955 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CF has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on CF Industries in a research note on Thursday. They set a “neutral” rating and a $86.00 price target for the company. Barclays cut their price objective on CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. UBS Group cut their price objective on CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $89.86.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.4 %

NYSE CF opened at $76.55 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $85.79 and its 200 day moving average is $85.33. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $69.13 and a 12 month high of $98.25. The stock has a market cap of $12.98 billion, a PE ratio of 11.31, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40. The business had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 15.50% and a net margin of 20.52%. Research analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.61%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.54%.

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.