CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Acquired by Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co

Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co lifted its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 47.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 41,709 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,345 shares during the quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $3,559,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of CF. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in CF Industries during the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. Arlington Trust Co LLC increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 422.0% in the fourth quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 569 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the period. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new stake in CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at $49,000. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.4 %

CF Industries stock opened at $77.58 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.52. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $69.13 and a fifty-two week high of $98.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $87.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $85.65. The firm has a market cap of $13.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.98.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40. The business had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 15.50% and a net margin of 20.52%. As a group, analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.58%. CF Industries’s payout ratio is 29.54%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on CF shares. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $88.00 to $81.00 and set a “sector underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. UBS Group lowered their target price on CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CF Industries presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $91.86.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.86, for a total value of $325,010.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 62,768 shares in the company, valued at $5,828,636.48. This trade represents a 5.28 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,507,745. The trade was a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 15,389 shares of company stock valued at $1,455,965. 0.42% of the stock is 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.