FY2025 EPS Forecast for CF Industries Increased by Analyst

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) – Scotiabank upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of CF Industries in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 11th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn $8.87 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.98. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $82.00 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 $8.27 EPS.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $2.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.35 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.73 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 20.19%. The business’s revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.30 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CF. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $100.00 target price on CF Industries and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Morgan Stanley set a $95.00 price objective on CF Industries and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on CF Industries from $108.00 to $101.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen downgraded CF Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Barclays raised CF Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $95.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, CF Industries has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $95.00.

CF Industries Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE CF opened at $85.34 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $13.82 billion, a PE ratio of 11.14 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a quick ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 3.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. CF Industries has a 52-week low of $67.34 and a 52-week high of $104.45. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $93.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.27.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CF Industries

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in CF Industries by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,040,601 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,644,323,000 after purchasing an additional 319,343 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in CF Industries by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,982,072 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $734,351,000 after purchasing an additional 165,833 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in CF Industries by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,055,283 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $473,220,000 after purchasing an additional 262,944 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in CF Industries by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,708,643 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $446,130,000 after purchasing an additional 240,756 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in CF Industries by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 4,425,518 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $377,585,000 after purchasing an additional 150,461 shares in the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.23, for a total transaction of $1,002,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 87,923 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,812,522.29. This represents a 10.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 7th that permits the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the basic materials company to purchase up to 14.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 26.11%.

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.