Schroder Investment Management Group Has $42.85 Million Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Schroder Investment Management Group raised its stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 1,888.6% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 465,753 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 442,332 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $42,849,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Planned Solutions Inc. increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Planned Solutions Inc. now owns 3,393 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 0.8% during the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 15,262 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,395,000 after buying an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV increased its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 1.3% during the first quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 8,727 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $682,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV raised its stake in shares of CF Industries by 4.1% in the second quarter. Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV now owns 3,325 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $306,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,838 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $169,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CF has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Scotiabank raised their price target on CF Industries from $82.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of CF Industries in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on CF Industries in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $100.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of CF Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $95.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CF Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $94.33.

CF Industries Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of CF opened at $79.88 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $84.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.46 billion, a PE ratio of 10.43 and a beta of 0.89. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $67.34 and a 12-month high of $104.45. The company has a quick ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 3.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

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

CF Industries Announces Dividend

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

CF Industries 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.