Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Raises Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its holdings in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 362,074 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 6,502 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.22% of CF Industries worth $32,478,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of CF. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,982,072 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $734,351,000 after acquiring an additional 165,833 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in CF Industries by 0.4% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,287,256 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $302,428,000 after purchasing an additional 11,792 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 72.1% during the second quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,728,927 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $159,061,000 after purchasing an additional 724,329 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 1.3% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,483,522 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $136,484,000 after purchasing an additional 19,262 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries in the second quarter worth $129,574,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Stock Down 2.9%

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $89.16 on Friday. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $67.34 and a 52-week high of $104.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.74 and a beta of 0.69. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $80.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $85.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.27.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $2.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.06 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 18.14% and a net margin of 20.47%.The firm’s revenue was up 21.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.55 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of CF Industries from $82.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Mizuho cut their target price on CF Industries from $92.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on CF Industries from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, HSBC dropped their price objective on CF Industries from $95.00 to $91.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.63.

About CF Industries

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.