Calamos Advisors LLC Takes Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Calamos Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 50,603 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,570,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Personal CFO Solutions LLC grew its position in CF Industries by 1.1% in the first quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 8,176 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,062,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the period. Lakewood Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Lakewood Asset Management LLC now owns 12,371 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $957,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,365 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $183,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 23.3% during the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 614 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL raised its holdings in CF Industries by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 17,528 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,356,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CF has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of CF Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of CF Industries in a report on Monday, June 29th. Zacks Research cut shares of CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their target price on shares of CF Industries from $140.00 to $120.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on CF Industries from $140.00 to $135.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $117.25.

CF Industries Price Performance

CF Industries stock opened at $119.24 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.15, a current ratio of 3.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $75.42 and a 52-week high of $141.96. The firm has a market cap of $18.32 billion, a PE ratio of 10.71 and a beta of 0.40. The company’s 50 day moving average is $114.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $108.63.

CF Industries Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This is an increase from CF Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. CF Industries’s payout ratio is 17.97%.

CF Industries Company Profile

CF Industries Holdings, Inc is a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products for agricultural and industrial customers. The company specializes in the production of ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), nitric acid and ammonium nitrate, which serve as key inputs for fertilizer blends, industrial chemicals and other downstream applications.

Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, CF Industries operates production facilities and distribution terminals across North America and the United Kingdom.