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Townsquare Capital LLC lowered its stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:CF – Free Report ) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The institutional investor owned 4,158 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 186 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $355,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CF.
Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 30.9% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 14,162 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,208,000 after purchasing an additional 3,345 shares during the period.
Argent Trust Co boosted its stake in CF Industries by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 5,197 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $443,000 after buying an additional 255 shares during the period.
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its stake in CF Industries by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 109,693 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $9,359,000 after buying an additional 5,333 shares during the period.
LSV Asset Management increased its position in CF Industries by 17.2% during the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 463,443 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $39,541,000 after acquiring an additional 68,140 shares during the last quarter.
Finally, DRW Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at $227,000. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In CF has been the topic of several analyst reports. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of CF Industries to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Bank of America raised CF Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $84.
00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.
00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Barclays cut their price objective on CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.
00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Scotiabank upgraded CF Industries from a “sector underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $81.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th.
One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $89.
86. CF Industries Stock Performance Shares of CF stock opened at $75.14 on Tuesday.
The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $76.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $83.84.
The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.
39. The stock has a market cap of $12.74 billion, a PE ratio of 11.
10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.84.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $67.34 and a 52-week high of $98.
25. CF Industries ( NYSE:CF – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.
89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40.
CF Industries had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 15.50%.
The company had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion.
On average, equities analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current year.
CF Industries Announces Dividend The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share.
The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.
66%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.54%.
CF Industries Profile ( Free Report ) 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. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for CF Industries Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for CF Industries and related companies with MarketBeat.
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