Scotiabank Increases Earnings Estimates for CF Industries

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) – Research analysts at Scotiabank raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of CF Industries in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 10th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $9.35 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $8.93. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $90.00 price target 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’ FY2026 earnings at $8.01 EPS.

CF has been the subject of several other reports. Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $92.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $96.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Barclays upgraded CF Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $95.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on CF Industries from $96.00 to $94.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $96.38.

CF Industries Stock Performance

NYSE CF opened at $83.69 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $86.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $88.67. CF Industries has a fifty-two week low of $67.34 and a fifty-two week high of $104.45. The company has a market cap of $13.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.92 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a current ratio of 3.22.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $2.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.06 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 20.19%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.55 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CF Industries

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CF. Planned Solutions Inc. lifted its stake in CF Industries by 3.5% in the second quarter. Planned Solutions Inc. now owns 3,393 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $312,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 15,262 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,395,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 8,727 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $682,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 78.0% during the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 292 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV increased its holdings in CF Industries by 4.1% during the second quarter. Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV now owns 3,325 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $306,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 24.10%.

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.