Kera Capital Partners Inc. Invests $214,000 in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Kera Capital Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 2,512 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $214,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 26.9% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 576 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in CF Industries by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,883 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $247,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in CF Industries by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 23,353 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,004,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. boosted its position in CF Industries by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 3,399 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $252,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC now owns 10,410 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $772,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.2 %

CF stock opened at $97.01 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $88.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.97. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $69.13 and a 1-year high of $98.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.88 billion, a PE ratio of 15.35, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.50. The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 19.45% and a return on equity of 14.57%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.85 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.38 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on CF. Redburn Atlantic assumed coverage on shares of CF Industries in a report on Friday, October 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 target price for the company. Bank of America downgraded shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Oppenheimer initiated coverage on CF Industries in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $114.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $92.38.

Insider Buying and Selling at CF Industries

In related news, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.00, for a total transaction of $264,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 103,155 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,077,640. This trade represents a 2.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the business’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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 92,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,878,656. This represents a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425 in the last three months. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.