Q1 EPS Estimates for CF Industries Boosted by Zacks Research

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) – Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of CF Industries in a report released on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.46 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.32. The consensus estimate for CF Industries’ current full-year earnings is $5.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CF Industries’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.12 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.46 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on CF. Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of CF Industries from $88.00 to $81.00 and set a “sector underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of CF Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, February 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, CF Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $90.15.

CF Industries Stock Performance

NYSE CF opened at $76.65 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.32, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99. The company’s fifty day moving average is $86.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $85.50. CF Industries has a 52-week low of $69.13 and a 52-week high of $98.25.

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

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.61%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s payout ratio is 29.54%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $142,500.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 93,986 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,928,670. This represents a 1.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the vice president now directly owns 15,871 shares in the company, 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 11,889 shares of company stock worth $1,130,955. 0.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of CF Industries

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mizuho Bank Ltd. bought a new position in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in shares of CF Industries in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 161 shares during the period. Finally, Asset Planning Inc bought a new position in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.