Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC Grows Stock Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 4.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 7,950 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the period. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $678,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 26.9% in 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 in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC increased its stake in CF Industries by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 5,646 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $482,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,883 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $247,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in 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, Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV grew its position in shares of CF Industries by 3.0% during the third quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 8,410 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $722,000 after buying an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on CF shares. Scotiabank reaffirmed a “sector underperform” rating and issued a $88.00 price target on shares of CF Industries in a report on Friday, January 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of CF Industries from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays cut shares of CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $92.43.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 3,000 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $264,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 103,155 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,077,640. This trade represents a 2.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,507,745. This trade represents a 35.90 % 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 worth $2,355,425 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Stock Performance

Shares of CF opened at $92.53 on Thursday. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $98.25. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $89.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $84.13. The company has a market capitalization of $16.10 billion, a PE ratio of 14.64, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.98.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.50. The company 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%. CF Industries’s revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.85 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 6.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.