Jupiter Topco LLC Takes Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 66,661 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,215,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in CF Industries by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,360 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $306,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Eley Financial Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 0.6% in the first quarter. Eley Financial Management Inc now owns 13,764 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,787,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 1.1% in the first quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 8,176 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,062,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of CF Industries by 6.9% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,496 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $194,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the period. Finally, Altshuler Shaham Ltd boosted its position in shares of CF Industries by 36.6% in the first quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 418 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on CF. Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on CF Industries from $86.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on CF Industries from $133.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price objective on CF Industries from $140.00 to $120.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on CF Industries from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Finally, HSBC dropped their target price on CF Industries from $130.00 to $121.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $116.56.

CF Industries News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting CF Industries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CF Industries and its partners broke ground on the roughly $3.7 billion Blue Point One low-carbon ammonia plant in Louisiana. The project is designed to produce approximately 1.4 million metric tons annually, with production targeted for 2029. It could strengthen domestic fertilizer supply while positioning CF in the emerging lower-carbon ammonia market. CF Industries and Partners Break Ground on Low-Carbon Ammonia Plant
• Positive Sentiment: Investor Kevin Simpson disclosed that he is buying more CF Industries, describing the fertilizer producer as an attractive way to participate in U.S. reindustrialization. His endorsement may support sentiment around CF’s valuation, domestic manufacturing exposure and expected demand for nitrogen products. Kevin Simpson is buying this play on America’s reindustrialization at a very attractive price
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage contrasted CF’s progress with setbacks affecting Woodside’s blue-ammonia project, highlighting CF’s ability to advance its own lower-carbon ammonia strategy. Woodside blue ammonia plant stumbles, though CF moves ahead
• Neutral Sentiment: The Louisiana project represents a major multiyear capital commitment, so investors will likely monitor construction costs, financing, regulatory support and whether low-carbon ammonia demand develops as expected before the planned 2029 startup. CF Industries and partners break ground on Louisiana ammonia plant

CF Industries Trading Down 0.0%

NYSE CF opened at $125.75 on Monday. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.42 and a 1-year high of $141.96. The company has a current ratio of 4.86, a quick ratio of 4.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The company has a market capitalization of $19.03 billion, a PE ratio of 9.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.25 and a beta of 0.39. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $118.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $117.03.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.63 by ($0.90). The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.45 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 24.41% and a net margin of 27.12%.CF Industries’s revenue was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.37 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 13.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This is a boost from CF Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.79%.

CF Industries Profile

CF Industries Holdings, Inc is a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products for agricultural and industrial customers. The company specializes in the production of ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), nitric acid and ammonium nitrate, which serve as key inputs for fertilizer blends, industrial chemicals and other downstream applications.

Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, CF Industries operates production facilities and distribution terminals across North America and the United Kingdom.