CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF Shares Sold by Transcend Capital Advisors LLC

Transcend Capital Advisors LLC decreased its stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 22.5% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,556 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 744 shares during the quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $235,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of CF. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in CF Industries by 26.5% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,940 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $386,000 after purchasing an additional 1,035 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its position in CF Industries by 119.8% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 378 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank increased its position in CF Industries by 1.5% during the first quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 33,961 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,654,000 after purchasing an additional 495 shares during the last quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC increased its position in CF Industries by 43.9% during the first quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 819 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in CF Industries by 62.2% during the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 720 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on CF shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $101.00 to $96.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $100.00 price objective on shares of CF Industries and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Scotiabank reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $82.00 price objective (up previously from $81.00) on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $97.54.

CF Industries Price Performance

Shares of CF stock opened at $82.73 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.40 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.93. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.02. The company has a current ratio of 3.22, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $67.34 and a twelve month high of $104.45.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $2.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.35 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.73 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.19% and a return on equity of 17.10%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.30 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 26.11%.

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.