22,658 Shares in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF Purchased by Quantbot Technologies LP

Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 22,658 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,453,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CF. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the second quarter valued at about $1,410,607,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,458,907 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $579,062,000 after purchasing an additional 146,682 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 15.3% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,587,999 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $321,852,000 after purchasing an additional 476,769 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,570,249 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $276,123,000 after purchasing an additional 381,716 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of CF Industries by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,287,256 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $302,428,000 after purchasing an additional 11,792 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More CF Industries News

Here are the key news stories impacting CF Industries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its Q3 2026 EPS estimate to $4.08 from $3.69, lifted Q1 2027 EPS to $2.63 from $1.49, and increased its Q4 2027 forecast to $2.82 from $2.20. These revisions indicate improved expectations for near- to medium-term profitability.
• Positive Sentiment: The firm also raised its Q3 2027 estimate to $2.54 from $2.40 and its Q1 2028 estimate to $1.95 from $1.83, providing additional support for the bullish near-term reaction.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks continues to rate CF Industries “Hold,” while the current consensus estimate remains $13.85 in EPS. The company’s recent operating backdrop includes year-over-year revenue growth, but its latest reported quarter missed analysts’ earnings and revenue expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks lowered its FY2026 EPS estimate to $14.94 from $15.56 and cut its FY2028 forecast to $7.06 from $7.69. It also reduced Q4 2026 EPS to $3.24 from $3.40 and Q2 2028 EPS to $1.83 from $2.02, signaling some concern about earnings momentum beyond the stronger forecast quarters.

CF Industries Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of CF Industries stock opened at $129.79 on Monday. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.42 and a fifty-two week high of $141.96. The business’s fifty day moving average is $115.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $115.85. The company has a quick ratio of 4.32, a current ratio of 4.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The firm has a market cap of $19.64 billion, a PE ratio of 9.62, a P/E/G ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 0.39.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.63 by ($0.90). The business had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.45 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 27.12% and a return on equity of 24.41%. CF Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.37 EPS. Analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 13.7 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This is a positive change from CF Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 17.79%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on CF shares. Wall Street Zen lowered CF Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price target on CF Industries from $140.00 to $120.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 15th. UBS Group boosted their price target on CF Industries from $115.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on CF Industries from $135.00 to $115.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on CF Industries from $133.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $116.56.

About CF Industries

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.