Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Has $1.36 Million Stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,309 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $1,357,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 590,213 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $46,922,000 after purchasing an additional 40,721 shares during the last quarter. Councilmark Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,251,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 44.4% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 394,403 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $31,355,000 after acquiring an additional 121,272 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 458,297 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $36,400,000 after acquiring an additional 40,396 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the first quarter valued at approximately $610,000. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Stock Performance

NYSE:CF opened at $81.61 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $77.79 and its 200 day moving average is $77.94. The firm has a market cap of $14.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.56, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 4.19 and a current ratio of 4.70. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $87.90.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The basic materials company reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.50. CF Industries had a return on equity of 12.96% and a net margin of 17.87%. The firm had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.52 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.70 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 11.4% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 15th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.45%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 15th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.22%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on CF. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on CF Industries from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 12th. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of CF Industries from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 12th. Barclays raised shares of CF Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $80.00 to $90.00 in a report on Friday, August 16th. UBS Group increased their price objective on CF Industries from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 26th. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on CF Industries from $76.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $86.91.

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.