CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF Shares Acquired by Mather Group LLC.

Mather Group LLC. boosted its holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 1,193.1% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 58,475 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 53,953 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $7,353,000 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 business. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of CF Industries during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,410,607,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of CF Industries by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,458,907 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $579,062,000 after purchasing an additional 146,682 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of CF Industries by 8.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,048,671 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $265,999,000 after purchasing an additional 158,119 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $198,857,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,747,078 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $189,139,000 after buying an additional 32,293 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE CF opened at $119.83 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $123.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $120.31. The company has a market cap of $18.14 billion, a PE ratio of 8.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.23 and a beta of 0.53. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $75.42 and a 52-week high of $141.96. 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 (NYSE:CF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.63 by ($0.90). The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.45 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 27.12% and a return on equity of 24.41%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.37 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 13.90 EPS for the current fiscal 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 given a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 16th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 17.79%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on CF shares. set a $115.00 price objective on CF Industries and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $129.00 target price on shares of CF Industries in a report on Friday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen cut CF Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Freedom Broker downgraded CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on CF Industries from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $121.11.

About CF Industries

CF Industries Holdings, Inc (NYSE: CF) is a major global producer of nitrogen fertilizer and other nitrogen-based products. The company manufactures ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), ammonium nitrate and specialty nitrogen products used in agriculture, industrial applications and emissions-control systems.

CF Industries operates a network of production facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, serving agricultural and industrial customers in North America and international markets.