Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC Invests $1.70 Million in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 15,724 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,702,000.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in CF Industries during the second quarter worth $1,410,607,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in CF Industries by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,458,907 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $579,062,000 after buying an additional 146,682 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its stake in CF Industries by 15.3% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,587,999 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $321,852,000 after buying an additional 476,769 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in CF Industries by 12.0% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,570,249 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $276,123,000 after buying an additional 381,716 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 11,792 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Price Performance

Shares of CF opened at $129.79 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.86, a quick ratio of 4.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $115.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $115.67. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.42 and a 1-year high of $141.96. The company has a market cap of $19.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.62, a PEG ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 0.39.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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). CF Industries had a net margin of 27.12% and a return on equity of 24.41%. The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.45 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.37 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 13.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend 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 payout ratio is currently 17.79%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on CF shares. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $140.00 to $135.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Barclays lifted their target price on CF Industries from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Berenberg Bank upped their target price on CF Industries from $86.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Bank of America upped their target price on CF Industries from $103.00 to $106.00 in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on CF Industries from $115.00 to $123.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $116.56.

Key Headlines Impacting CF Industries

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.

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.