Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for CF Industries (NYSE: CF):
- 3/13/2025 – CF Industries is now covered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They set a “neutral” rating and a $86.00 price target on the stock.
- 3/5/2025 – CF Industries had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $100.00 to $95.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
- 2/25/2025 – CF Industries had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $100.00 to $90.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
- 2/24/2025 – CF Industries had its price target lowered by analysts at Scotiabank from $88.00 to $81.00. They now have a “sector underperform” rating on the stock.
- 2/24/2025 – CF Industries was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $84.00 price target on the stock.
- 2/20/2025 – CF Industries had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $92.00 to $90.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
- 1/28/2025 – CF Industries had its price target lowered by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from $114.00 to $111.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
- 1/28/2025 – CF Industries had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $91.00 to $92.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
- 1/27/2025 – CF Industries had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $105.00 to $115.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 1/24/2025 – CF Industries was downgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $82.00.
- 1/24/2025 – CF Industries had its “sector underperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Scotiabank. They now have a $88.00 price target on the stock.
- 1/21/2025 – CF Industries was downgraded by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock.
- 1/21/2025 – CF Industries was downgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $96.00.
CF Industries Price Performance
CF stock opened at $76.55 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $85.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.35. The stock has a market cap of $12.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.31, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.99. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 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 (NYSE:CF – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40. The firm had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 15.50% and a net margin of 20.52%. Equities research analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
CF Industries Announces Dividend
Insider Buying and Selling
In other CF Industries news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,507,745. The trade was a 35.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of CF Industries stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 92,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,878,656. This trade represents a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 11,889 shares of company stock worth $1,130,955 over the last 90 days. 0.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mizuho Bank Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its holdings 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 acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.
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.
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