Arlington Trust Co LLC Boosts Stake in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Arlington Trust Co LLC grew its position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 422.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 569 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 460 shares during the period. Arlington Trust Co LLC’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $49,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 262.6% in the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 660 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 478 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in shares of CF Industries by 6,690.0% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 679 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 669 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Price Performance

NYSE CF opened at $87.00 on Tuesday. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $69.13 and a 1-year high of $98.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 2.52. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $89.36 and its 200-day moving average price is $85.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.77, a PEG ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.98.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.30%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.65%.

Insider Transactions at CF Industries

In other CF Industries news, EVP Bert A. Frost sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.00, for a total transaction of $264,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 103,155 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,077,640. The trade was a 2.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale 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 that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.78, for a total value of $635,460.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 22,211 shares in the company, valued at $2,016,314.58. The trade was a 23.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 25,389 shares of company stock valued at $2,355,425. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on CF. Bank of America downgraded 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. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Royal Bank of Canada cut CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic assumed coverage on CF Industries in a research report on Friday, October 18th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $77.00 price objective on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $92.43.

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.