18,669 CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF Shares Bought by SBI Securities Co. Ltd.

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 2,100.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,558 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,669 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd.’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $2,470,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in CF. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,360 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $306,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Eley Financial Management Inc raised its position in shares of CF Industries by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Eley Financial Management Inc now owns 13,764 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,787,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the period. Personal CFO Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of CF Industries by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 8,176 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,062,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 6.9% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,496 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $194,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Altshuler Shaham Ltd boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 36.6% in the first quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 418 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on CF. Weiss Ratings raised CF Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded CF Industries from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $98.00 to $110.00 in a report on Monday, September 28th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on CF Industries from $140.00 to $135.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce lifted their price objective on CF Industries from $125.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Freedom Broker cut CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $121.89.

CF Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $120.65 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $123.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $119.87. The company has a market cap of $18.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.94, a PEG ratio of 0.23 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 4.32 and a current ratio of 4.86. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $75.42 and a one year high of $141.96.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.63 by ($0.90). The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.45 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 27.12% and a return on equity of 24.41%. The firm’s revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.37 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 13.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 16th will be paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 16th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 17.79%.

CF Industries Profile

CF Industries Holdings, Inc is a global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products. The company produces ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate, ammonium nitrate and nitric acid, which are used primarily in agricultural fertilizers and a range of industrial applications. CF Industries also supplies products such as diesel exhaust fluid and other nitrogen-based solutions.

The company serves agricultural and industrial customers in North America and internationally. Its manufacturing and distribution operations include facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, supported by an extensive logistics and distribution network.