J2 Capital Management Inc Invests $417,000 in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

J2 Capital Management Inc bought a new position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 4,891 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $417,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in CF Industries by 26.9% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 576 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,883 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $247,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in CF Industries by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 23,353 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,004,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. increased its stake in CF Industries by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 3,399 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $252,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the period. Finally, 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in CF Industries by 2.4% in the second quarter. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC now owns 10,410 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $772,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on CF shares. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of CF Industries from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Bank of America cut CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, CF Industries presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.38.

CF Industries Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE CF opened at $97.01 on Friday. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $69.13 and a 1 year high of $98.25. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $88.39 and a 200 day moving average of $82.88. The stock has a market cap of $16.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 2.52.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.50. CF Industries had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 19.45%. The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.85 EPS. CF Industries’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CF Industries news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,507,745. The trade was a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total value of $144,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 92,486 shares in the company, valued at $8,878,656. The trade was a 1.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Company 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.