CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Sold by Nisa Investment Advisors LLC

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 18.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 74,786 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 16,982 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $6,381,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its stake in shares of 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. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its holdings in CF Industries by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 5,646 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $482,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 4.9% during the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,883 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $247,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in shares of CF Industries by 0.8% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 23,353 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,004,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the period. Finally, 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC increased its stake 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Bank of America lowered 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. Scotiabank restated a “sector underperform” rating and issued a $88.00 target price on shares of CF Industries in a report on Friday. Redburn Atlantic began coverage on shares of CF Industries in a research note on Friday, October 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 price target on the stock. Barclays cut shares of CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday. Three equities 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $91.43.

CF Industries Trading Down 7.5 %

CF opened at $88.07 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $89.19 and its 200-day moving average is $83.61. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $98.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.98.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released 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. The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 19.45% and a return on equity of 14.57%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. Analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CF Industries news, 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 transaction 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. This represents a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total transaction of $635,460.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 22,211 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,016,314.58. The trade was a 23.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 25,389 shares of company stock worth $2,355,425. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.