CF Industries (CF) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) is expected to be releasing its Q1 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, May 7th. Analysts expect CF Industries to post earnings of $1.53 per share and revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. On average, analysts expect CF Industries to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

CF Industries Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $79.76 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $76.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.45. CF Industries has a twelve month low of $67.34 and a twelve month high of $98.25. The company has a market cap of $13.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.78, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.84. 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 will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.51%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.54%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Bank of America upgraded CF Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. BNP Paribas upgraded CF Industries to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on CF Industries from $90.00 to $79.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Oppenheimer downgraded CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $89.29.

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.