Gallacher Capital Management LLC Buys 1,528 Shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Gallacher Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 19.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 9,391 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,528 shares during the period. Gallacher Capital Management LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $801,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. Asset Planning Inc purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. Arlington Trust Co LLC lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $49,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on CF. UBS Group lowered their price target on CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $82.00 to $75.00 in a report on Friday, January 24th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Oppenheimer decreased 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CF Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $89.86.

Insider Transactions 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 stock was sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total value of $144,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 92,486 shares in the company, valued at $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 available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 15,871 shares in the company, valued at $1,507,745. This represents a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 11,889 shares of company stock worth $1,130,955. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

CF Industries Stock Performance

NYSE:CF opened at $76.55 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $85.55 and its 200 day moving average is $85.32. 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 market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a PE ratio of 11.31, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a current ratio of 3.08.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 15.50%. The business had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.61%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.54%.

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.