CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Holdings Cut by Farther Finance Advisors LLC

Farther Finance Advisors LLC lowered its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 34.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,184 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 1,142 shares during the quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $186,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in CF. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Arlington Trust Co LLC increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 422.0% in the fourth 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 during the period. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Oppenheimer dropped 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 note on Tuesday, January 28th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of CF Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CF Industries has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $89.86.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 92,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,878,656. This trade represents a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 15,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,507,745. This trade represents a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 11,889 shares of company stock valued at $1,130,955. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Trading Up 1.4 %

CF Industries stock opened at $77.43 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a current ratio of 3.08. The firm has a market cap of $13.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $69.13 and a 1 year high of $98.25. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $84.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.21.

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

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 29.54%.

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.