Kera Capital Partners Inc. Invests $214,000 in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Kera Capital Partners Inc. bought a new stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 2,512 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $214,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in CF Industries in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Quent Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 132.1% during the third quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 499 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the second quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 262.6% in the third quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 660 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 478 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of CF Industries stock opened at $97.01 on Monday. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $69.13 and a 12-month high of $98.25. The stock has a market capitalization 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 50-day simple moving average of $88.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $82.97. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Redburn Atlantic assumed coverage on shares of CF Industries in a report on Friday, October 18th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 price target for the company. Barclays boosted their price target on CF Industries from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on CF Industries from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Piper Sandler upgraded CF Industries from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $79.00 to $105.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Bank of America cut CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $83.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $92.38.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total transaction of $635,460.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 22,211 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,016,314.58. This represents a 23.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 92,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,878,656. This trade represents a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About CF Industries

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.