Scotiabank Issues Pessimistic Forecast for CF Industries (NYSE:CF) Stock Price

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) had its price target trimmed by Scotiabank from $88.00 to $81.00 in a research note published on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a sector underperform rating on the basic materials company’s stock. Scotiabank also issued estimates for CF Industries’ Q1 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.25 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group cut 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. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of CF Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $100.00 target price for the company. in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Oppenheimer cut their target price on CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Barclays lowered CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $91.14.

CF Industries Stock Performance

CF Industries stock opened at $77.74 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $87.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $85.59. 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 has a twelve month low of $69.13 and a twelve month high of $98.25. The company has a market capitalization of $13.18 billion, a PE ratio of 11.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.97.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its 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. CF Industries had a return on equity of 15.50% and a net margin of 20.52%. The company had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. Research analysts expect that CF Industries will post 5.83 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.54%.

Insider Transactions at CF Industries

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 92,486 shares in the company, valued at $8,878,656. This represents a 1.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,507,745. The trade was a 35.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 15,389 shares of company stock valued at $1,455,965. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CF Industries

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mizuho Bank Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in shares of CF Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 50.8% in the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 478 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Asset Planning Inc bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter worth $44,000. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.