Heron Bay Capital Management Invests $539,000 in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Heron Bay Capital Management bought a new stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 4,981 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $539,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of CF. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in CF Industries by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 17,500 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,368,000 after purchasing an additional 518 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in CF Industries by 161.1% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 11,870 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $928,000 after purchasing an additional 7,324 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in CF Industries by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 14,703 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,149,000 after purchasing an additional 4,252 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 21.8% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,558 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $278,000 after buying an additional 638 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 141.6% in the first 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Stock Up 3.3%

CF stock opened at $129.79 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.64 billion, a PE ratio of 9.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.25 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a fifty day moving average of $115.99 and a 200-day moving average of $115.67. 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 results on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.73 earnings per share (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 analyst estimates of $2.45 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 24.41% and a net margin of 27.12%.The company’s revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.37 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 13.7 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. This is a boost from CF Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.79%.

Key Stories Impacting CF Industries

Here are the key news stories impacting CF Industries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its Q3 2026 EPS estimate to $4.08 from $3.69, lifted Q1 2027 EPS to $2.63 from $1.49, and increased its Q4 2027 forecast to $2.82 from $2.20. These revisions indicate improved expectations for near- to medium-term profitability.
• Positive Sentiment: The firm also raised its Q3 2027 estimate to $2.54 from $2.40 and its Q1 2028 estimate to $1.95 from $1.83, providing additional support for the bullish near-term reaction.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks continues to rate CF Industries “Hold,” while the current consensus estimate remains $13.85 in EPS. The company’s recent operating backdrop includes year-over-year revenue growth, but its latest reported quarter missed analysts’ earnings and revenue expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks lowered its FY2026 EPS estimate to $14.94 from $15.56 and cut its FY2028 forecast to $7.06 from $7.69. It also reduced Q4 2026 EPS to $3.24 from $3.40 and Q2 2028 EPS to $1.83 from $2.02, signaling some concern about earnings momentum beyond the stronger forecast quarters.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on CF Industries from $94.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Berenberg Bank upped their price objective on CF Industries from $86.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $129.00 price objective on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Freedom Capital upgraded CF Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on CF Industries from $140.00 to $135.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $116.56.

CF Industries Company Profile

CF Industries Holdings, Inc is a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products for agricultural and industrial customers. The company specializes in the production of ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), nitric acid and ammonium nitrate, which serve as key inputs for fertilizer blends, industrial chemicals and other downstream applications.

Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, CF Industries operates production facilities and distribution terminals across North America and the United Kingdom.