7,437 Shares in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Bought by Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 7,437 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $625,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 2,592 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $221,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its position 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 during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,050 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $602,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 5,646 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $482,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the period. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew 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 buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Stock Down 3.4 %

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $75.29 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.52. The stock has a market cap of $12.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.12, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a 50 day moving average of $87.13 and a 200-day moving average of $85.60. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $69.13 and a one year high of $98.25.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 15.50%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.66%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.54%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays downgraded CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their target price for the company from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group dropped their price target on CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on CF Industries from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of CF Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $90.54.

Insider Buying and Selling at CF Industries

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total value of $144,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 92,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,878,656. This trade represents a 1.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 15,871 shares in the company, 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. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 11,889 shares of company stock valued at $1,130,955. 0.42% 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.