CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF Shares Newly Acquired by Moody Aldrich Partners LLC

Moody Aldrich Partners LLC purchased a new position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 5,740 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $661,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in CF Industries by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 66,328 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $7,641,000 after acquiring an additional 1,780 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its stake in CF Industries by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,017 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $693,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. WESPAC Advisors LLC lifted its stake in CF Industries by 31.2% in the 3rd quarter. WESPAC Advisors LLC now owns 9,509 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,095,000 after purchasing an additional 2,261 shares in the last quarter. Viewpoint Investment Partners Corp boosted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 23.8% during the 3rd quarter. Viewpoint Investment Partners Corp now owns 5,200 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $599,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lakewood Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Lakewood Asset Management LLC now owns 10,449 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,204,000 after purchasing an additional 891 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on CF shares. set a $115.00 price target on CF Industries and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 5th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on CF Industries from $123.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings upgraded CF Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce boosted their price objective on CF Industries from $125.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. Finally, Freedom Broker cut CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CF Industries currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $121.94.

CF Industries Price Performance

Shares of CF stock opened at $118.07 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 4.86 and a quick ratio of 4.32. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $123.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $115.74. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $75.42 and a 12 month high of $141.96. The company has a market capitalization of $17.87 billion, a PE ratio of 8.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.53.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.73 earnings per share 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.37 earnings per share. Analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 13.68 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

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

About CF Industries

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.