De Lisle Partners LLP Purchases 5,000 Shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

De Lisle Partners LLP boosted its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 11.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 49,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 5,000 shares during the quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $4,508,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Railway Pension Investments Ltd purchased a new stake in CF Industries in the 2nd quarter worth about $14,729,000. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in CF Industries by 1,888.6% during the second quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 465,753 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $42,849,000 after purchasing an additional 442,332 shares during the period. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ increased its stake in shares of CF Industries by 7.6% in the second quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 437,609 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $40,264,000 after purchasing an additional 31,033 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the second quarter valued at approximately $129,574,000. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $3,381,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CF opened at $79.39 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.36 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a quick ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 3.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $84.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $88.51. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $67.34 and a twelve month high of $104.45.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $2.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.06 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $1.66 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 20.19%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.55 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CF has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. HSBC reduced their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $95.00 to $91.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of CF Industries in a research note on Monday, November 24th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on CF Industries from $96.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut CF Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $94.33.

About CF Industries

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.