Financial Architects Inc boosted its position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 22.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,350 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 800 shares during the period. Financial Architects Inc’s holdings in CF Industries Holdings were worth $122,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Longer Investments Inc. bought a new position in shares of CF Industries Holdings during the first quarter valued at $1,832,000. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd boosted its position in shares of CF Industries Holdings by 2.0% in the first quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd now owns 72,945 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,140,000 after buying an additional 1,400 shares during the period. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of CF Industries Holdings during the first quarter valued at $225,000. New England Research & Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of CF Industries Holdings during the first quarter valued at $653,000. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in shares of CF Industries Holdings by 0.7% in the first quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 3,667 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $107,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) traded up 4.88% on Friday, reaching $32.21. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 8,358,466 shares. The stock’s market cap is $7.52 billion. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $20.77 and a one year high of $37.17. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $28.62 and a 200-day moving average of $29.74.
CF Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 2nd. The basic materials company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.18. CF Industries Holdings had a negative return on equity of 0.40% and a negative net margin of 9.98%. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.06 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.33 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post ($0.38) EPS for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 15th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.73%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 11th. CF Industries Holdings’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -75.47%.
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A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. ValuEngine upgraded CF Industries Holdings from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 25th. Credit Suisse Group cut CF Industries Holdings from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $30.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 26th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $28.00 target price (down from $31.00) on shares of CF Industries Holdings in a research note on Monday, July 10th. Citigroup Inc. lowered their target price on CF Industries Holdings from $36.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 11th. Finally, Barclays PLC lowered their target price on CF Industries Holdings from $31.00 to $29.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. CF Industries Holdings currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $31.36.
About CF Industries Holdings
CF Industries Holdings, Inc manufactures and distributes nitrogen fertilizer, and other nitrogen products. The Company’s nitrogen fertilizer products are ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate solution (UAN) and ammonium nitrate (AN). Its other nitrogen products include diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), urea liquor, nitric acid and aqua ammonia, which are sold primarily to the Company’s industrial customers, and compound fertilizer products (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium or NPKs).
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