Albert D Mason Inc. Purchases Shares of 2,574 CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Albert D Mason Inc. purchased a new stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 2,574 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $221,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CF. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 36.2% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 181,487 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $14,428,000 after acquiring an additional 48,271 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in CF Industries during the 4th quarter worth $427,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 7.6% during the first quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 4,878 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $406,000 after acquiring an additional 344 shares during the period. Ballentine Partners LLC grew its position in shares of CF Industries by 3.7% in the first quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 5,473 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $455,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 277.9% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 20,652 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,718,000 after purchasing an additional 15,187 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CF has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group lifted their price target on CF Industries from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 26th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Scotiabank upped their target price 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. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.67.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CF Industries news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,201 shares of the firm’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 sale, the vice president now owns 29,211 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,629,574.22. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 2,000 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owns 66,268 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,964,120. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,201 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 29,211 shares of the company’s stock, 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 currently owned by insiders.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE CF opened at $83.89 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $82.91 and its 200 day moving average is $78.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.94, a PEG ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.95. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $69.13 and a 52 week high of $90.86.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 7th. The basic materials company reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.50. The business had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 12.96% and a net margin of 17.87%. CF Industries’s quarterly revenue was down 11.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.70 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.38%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 33.22%.

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.