Atria Investments Inc Has $1.04 Million Stock Holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Atria Investments Inc decreased its holdings in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 7.3% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 11,280 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 891 shares during the quarter. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $1,038,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of CF. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 8,352.8% during the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,451,338 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $113,422,000 after buying an additional 1,434,168 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its stake in CF Industries by 72.1% during the second quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,728,927 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $159,061,000 after acquiring an additional 724,329 shares in the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new position in shares of CF Industries during the second quarter valued at $63,104,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 113.1% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 928,701 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $72,123,000 after purchasing an additional 492,846 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 16.8% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,275,464 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $255,977,000 after purchasing an additional 470,746 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on CF. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $101.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $96.00 to $94.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. UBS Group reduced their target price on CF Industries from $96.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $100.00 price target on CF Industries and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $96.54.

CF Industries Price Performance

CF opened at $81.41 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 3.22 and a quick ratio of 2.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.63 and a beta of 0.89. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $86.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.37. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $67.34 and a one year high of $104.45.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $2.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.06 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 20.19%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.55 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 28th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.10%.

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.