Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC Has $1.97 Million Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 515.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 21,460 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 17,975 shares during the quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $1,974,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new stake in CF Industries during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. TCTC Holdings LLC increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 114.1% during the 1st quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 379 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 1st quarter worth approximately $50,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 141.6% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 790 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 463 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. BNP Paribas downgraded shares of CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $96.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of CF Industries in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of CF Industries from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $75.00 to $92.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price target on CF Industries from $100.00 to $92.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $96.77.

CF Industries Price Performance

Shares of CF opened at $82.81 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $86.25 and its 200-day moving average is $88.63. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $13.41 billion, a PE ratio of 10.81 and a beta of 0.89. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $67.34 and a fifty-two week high of $104.45.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $2.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.06 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.19% and a return on equity of 17.10%. CF Industries’s quarterly revenue was up 21.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.55 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.