WINTON GROUP Ltd Purchases Shares of 77,414 CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 77,414 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,122,000.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Planned Solutions Inc. grew its position in CF Industries by 3.5% during the second quarter. Planned Solutions Inc. now owns 3,393 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $312,000 after buying an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in shares of CF Industries by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 15,262 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,395,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 1.3% during the first quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 8,727 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $682,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 4.1% in the second quarter. Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV now owns 3,325 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $306,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 7.7% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,838 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $169,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Stock Performance

NYSE CF opened at $77.84 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $83.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.23. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $67.34 and a 12-month high of $104.45. The firm has a market cap of $12.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.38 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $2.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.06 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 18.14% and a net margin of 20.47%.CF Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.55 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 24.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on CF shares. Cibc Captl Mkts upgraded shares of CF Industries to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $78.00 to $86.00 in a report on Monday, November 10th. Mizuho reduced their target price on CF Industries from $100.00 to $92.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded CF Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on CF Industries from $82.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $93.88.

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.