Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Increases Stock Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its holdings in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 224.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 128,792 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 89,145 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned 0.08% of CF Industries worth $11,553,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of CF. Planned Solutions Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 3.5% in the second quarter. Planned Solutions Inc. now owns 3,393 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $312,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 15,262 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,395,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in CF Industries by 78.0% in the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 292 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the period. Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV boosted its stake in CF Industries by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV now owns 3,325 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $306,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in CF Industries by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,838 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $169,000 after buying an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CF has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of CF Industries from $82.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their target price on shares of CF Industries from $78.00 to $86.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. HSBC decreased their price target on shares of CF Industries from $95.00 to $91.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 24th. CIBC assumed coverage on CF Industries in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $87.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CF Industries currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $93.06.

CF Industries Stock Performance

NYSE CF opened at $81.41 on Friday. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $67.34 and a 52-week high of $104.45. The company has a fifty day moving average of $79.65 and a 200-day moving average of $85.66. The company has a market capitalization of $12.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.81 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.27.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $2.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.06 by $0.13. CF Industries had a return on equity of 18.14% and a net margin of 20.47%.The business had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.55 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries 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.