5,500 Shares in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF Purchased by United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund

United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 5,500 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $506,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 24.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 95,289 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $8,767,000 after purchasing an additional 18,666 shares during the period. Talaria Asset Management Pty Ltd lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 77.0% in the first quarter. Talaria Asset Management Pty Ltd now owns 584,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $45,640,000 after buying an additional 254,000 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 4.5% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,055,283 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $473,220,000 after buying an additional 262,944 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in CF Industries by 5.9% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 276,542 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $25,442,000 after buying an additional 15,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in CF Industries during the first quarter valued at about $849,000. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on CF. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on CF Industries from $82.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. BNP Paribas lowered shares of CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Wolfe Research raised CF Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on CF Industries in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $100.00 target price for the company. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, CF Industries presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $94.33.

CF Industries Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $78.45 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 3.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market cap of $12.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.24 and a beta of 0.89. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.34 and a 12 month high of $104.45. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $85.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.61.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $2.19 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.06 by $0.13. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.19% and a return on equity of 17.10%. The business had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.55 earnings per share. CF Industries’s revenue was up 21.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 28th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 24.10%.

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.