Parkside Investments LLC Purchases 295 Shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Parkside Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 0.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 84,687 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the quarter. Parkside Investments LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $7,225,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in CF. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its position in shares of CF Industries by 47.1% during the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 6,414 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $475,000 after acquiring an additional 2,055 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new position in shares of CF Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at about $386,000. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp grew its position in shares of CF Industries by 57.2% during the second quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 35,958 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,665,000 after purchasing an additional 13,081 shares in the last quarter. AXA S.A. bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the second quarter worth about $1,690,000. Finally, Kathmere Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 34.4% in the second quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 5,517 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $409,000 after buying an additional 1,411 shares in the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CF Industries Trading Down 7.5 %

Shares of NYSE CF opened at $88.07 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $89.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $83.80. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $69.13 and a fifty-two week high of $98.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a current ratio of 2.81. The company has a market cap of $15.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.93, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.98.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.50. The business had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 19.45%. The business’s revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.85 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.37 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Mizuho raised their price target on CF Industries from $76.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on shares of CF Industries in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $114.00 target price for the company. Bank of America downgraded shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Friday. Finally, Barclays cut shares of CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, CF Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $91.43.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.00, for a total value of $264,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 103,155 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,077,640. This represents a 2.83 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 92,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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. Insiders have sold 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

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.