CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF Holdings Lifted by Achmea Investment Management B.V.

Achmea Investment Management B.V. grew its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 1,207.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 245,947 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 227,131 shares during the period. Achmea Investment Management B.V. owned approximately 0.15% of CF Industries worth $22,627,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of CF. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new position in CF Industries in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in CF Industries in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. TCTC Holdings LLC grew its position in CF Industries by 114.1% in the 1st quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 379 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in shares of CF Industries in the first quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 62.2% in the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 720 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $85.06 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a current ratio of 3.22. The company has a market cap of $13.78 billion, a PE ratio of 11.10 and a beta of 0.93. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $67.34 and a 52 week high of $104.45. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $86.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $88.42.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $2.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.35 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.73 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.19% and a return on equity of 17.10%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.30 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.11%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on CF. Zacks Research cut shares of CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of CF Industries from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $75.00 to $92.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. HSBC decreased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $104.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $101.00 to $96.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $97.54.

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.