Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Purchases 647 Shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 0.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 69,410 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 647 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $5,882,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in CF Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at about $39,000. Arlington Trust Co LLC increased its stake in CF Industries by 422.0% during the 4th quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 569 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in CF Industries by 262.6% during the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 660 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 478 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in CF Industries by 6,690.0% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 679 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 669 shares in the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at CF Industries

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $142,500.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 93,986 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,928,670. The trade was a 1.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total transaction of $635,460.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 22,211 shares in the company, valued at $2,016,314.58. This trade represents a 23.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 22,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,091,425 over the last 90 days. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

CF Industries Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $83.21 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 2.52. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $69.13 and a 1-year high of $98.25. The company has a market capitalization of $14.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.98. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $88.46 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $85.51.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.65%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CF has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Scotiabank restated a “sector underperform” rating and set a $88.00 price objective on shares of CF Industries in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CF Industries has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $92.43.

CF Industries Company 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.