Swedbank AB Has $23.71 Million Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Swedbank AB grew its holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 2.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 277,851 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 6,653 shares during the quarter. Swedbank AB owned 0.16% of CF Industries worth $23,706,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its position in CF Industries by 111.6% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 28,437 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,426,000 after purchasing an additional 15,001 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Investments LLC now owns 84,687 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $7,225,000 after buying an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 28.4% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 17,170 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,465,000 after buying an additional 3,801 shares during the period. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in CF Industries by 7.6% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 603,073 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $51,455,000 after buying an additional 42,703 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in CF Industries by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 8,943 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $767,000 after acquiring an additional 471 shares during the period. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CF has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their target price for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Bank of America lowered CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic assumed coverage on CF Industries in a research report on Friday, October 18th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 price objective for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CF Industries has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.43.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $92.22 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $89.35 and a 200-day moving average of $84.18. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $69.13 and a one year high of $98.25. The stock has a market cap of $16.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 2.52.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its earnings results 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 net margin of 19.45% and a return on equity of 14.57%. The company had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.37 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.17%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.65%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,000 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total transaction of $635,460.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 22,211 shares in the company, valued at $2,016,314.58. The trade was a 23.96 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.86, for a total value of $325,010.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 62,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,828,636.48. The trade was a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425 in the last 90 days. 0.42% of the stock is owned by 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.