Sanctuary Advisors LLC Has $1.74 Million Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 11.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 18,874 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 1,935 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $1,740,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CF. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of CF Industries by 15.1% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,188,648 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $359,386,000 after buying an additional 549,569 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its stake in CF Industries by 68.9% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 737,352 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $63,263,000 after acquiring an additional 300,873 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its holdings in CF Industries by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,286,745 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $711,003,000 after acquiring an additional 300,050 shares in the last quarter. Yaupon Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at $17,437,000. Finally, Ilex Capital Partners UK LLP grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 32.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ilex Capital Partners UK LLP now owns 574,023 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $49,251,000 after purchasing an additional 140,383 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Trading Down 0.4 %

CF opened at $77.58 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $13.50 billion, a PE ratio of 11.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $69.13 and a twelve month high of $98.25. The company has a fifty day moving average of $87.73 and a 200-day moving average of $85.65.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40. The firm had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 15.50% and a net margin of 20.52%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s payout ratio is 29.54%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 92,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,878,656. This represents a 1.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,507,745. This represents a 35.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 15,389 shares of company stock worth $1,455,965. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on CF shares. Scotiabank dropped their price target on CF Industries from $88.00 to $81.00 and set a “sector underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Bank of America upgraded CF Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $91.86.

About CF Industries

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.