CF Industries FY2025 EPS Estimate Lifted by Zacks Research

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of CF Industries in a report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $6.03 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.34. The consensus estimate for CF Industries’ current full-year earnings is $5.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CF Industries’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.56 EPS.

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

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Bank of America upgraded shares of CF Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, February 24th. Piper Sandler lifted their target price 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. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced 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 report on Monday, February 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $90.15.

CF Industries Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of CF opened at $77.28 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $13.10 billion, a PE ratio of 11.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99. The company’s fifty day moving average is $86.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $85.44. CF Industries has a fifty-two week low of $69.13 and a fifty-two week high of $98.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.59%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.54%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $142,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 93,986 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,928,670. The trade was a 1.57 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $1,507,745. The trade was a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 11,889 shares of company stock worth $1,130,955 in the last quarter. 0.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CF Industries

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at about $397,000. Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at about $417,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at about $15,832,000. Brooklyn FI LLC bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at about $437,000. Finally, Talaria Asset Management Pty Ltd bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,156,000. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

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.