54,700 Shares in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF Acquired by Fairholme Capital Management LLC

Fairholme Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 54,700 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,230,000. CF Industries makes up about 0.3% of Fairholme Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in CF Industries during the fourth quarter worth approximately $343,000. Boothbay Fund Management LLC acquired a new position in CF Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $998,000. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new position in CF Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,017,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC acquired a new position in CF Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $17,274,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in CF Industries by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 31,529 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,438,000 after purchasing an additional 1,131 shares during the period. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on CF. Zacks Research lowered shares of CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $140.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raised their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $118.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $117.75.

CF Industries Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $105.70 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $119.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of $104.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.50 and a beta of 0.38. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $75.42 and a 12-month high of $141.96. The company has a quick ratio of 3.15, a current ratio of 3.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The basic materials company reported $3.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.63 by $1.35. The company had revenue of $1.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 23.73% and a return on equity of 20.93%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.85 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 15.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.97%.

CF Industries Profile

CF Industries Holdings, Inc is a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products for agricultural and industrial customers. The company specializes in the production of ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), nitric acid and ammonium nitrate, which serve as key inputs for fertilizer blends, industrial chemicals and other downstream applications.

Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, CF Industries operates production facilities and distribution terminals across North America and the United Kingdom.