Brooklyn Investment Group Acquires 122 Shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Brooklyn Investment Group raised its holdings in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 26.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 576 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $49,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new position in CF Industries during the 4th quarter worth approximately $74,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of CF Industries during the third quarter worth $3,149,000. AMG National Trust Bank bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at $887,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its stake in CF Industries by 118.7% during the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 15,991 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,372,000 after buying an additional 8,679 shares during the period. Finally, Swedbank AB lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 3.8% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 271,198 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $23,269,000 after acquiring an additional 9,815 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.2 %

CF stock opened at $97.01 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $16.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.35, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.98. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $69.13 and a twelve month high of $98.25. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $88.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $82.97. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.50. The business had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 19.45% and a return on equity of 14.57%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.85 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CF has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on CF Industries in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $114.00 price target on the stock. Redburn Atlantic began coverage on shares of CF Industries in a research note on Friday, October 18th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Bank of America cut CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 target price for the company. in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.38.

Insider Activity

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.86, for a total value of $325,010.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 62,768 shares in the company, valued at $5,828,636.48. The trade was a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total transaction of $635,460.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 22,211 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,016,314.58. This represents a 23.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425. 0.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

CF Industries Company 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.