What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for CF Industries Q1 Earnings?

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) – Equities researchers at Scotiabank issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of CF Industries in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 24th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson expects that the basic materials company will earn $1.35 per share for the quarter. Scotiabank has a “Sector Underperform” rating and a $81.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for CF Industries’ current full-year earnings is $5.83 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for CF Industries’ FY2025 earnings at $5.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.25 EPS.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40. CF Industries had a return on equity of 15.50% and a net margin of 20.52%. The firm had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on CF. 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 report on Tuesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their target price for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Barclays downgraded CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on CF Industries from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $91.14.

CF Industries Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $77.74 on Wednesday. CF Industries has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $98.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $87.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $85.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a current ratio of 3.08.

Institutional Trading of CF Industries

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CF. Mizuho Bank Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in CF Industries in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in CF Industries by 50.8% in the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 478 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the period. Finally, Asset Planning Inc acquired a new position in CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at CF Industries

In other news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 15,871 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,507,745. This trade represents a 35.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total value of $144,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 92,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,878,656. This trade represents a 1.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,389 shares of company stock valued at $1,455,965. 0.48% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.57%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.54%.

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.