FY2025 EPS Estimates for CF Industries Lifted by Scotiabank

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) – Analysts at Scotiabank boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CF Industries in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 10th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now expects that the basic materials company will earn $9.35 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $8.93. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $90.00 price objective 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 Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $2.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.06 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.19% and a return on equity of 17.10%. CF Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.55 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on CF. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on CF Industries from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Zacks Research cut CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. BNP Paribas lowered CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Barclays upgraded CF Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $95.00 to $100.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of CF Industries from $96.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $96.38.

CF Industries Trading Up 1.3%

NYSE:CF opened at $84.74 on Wednesday. CF Industries has a 12 month low of $67.34 and a 12 month high of $104.45. The company has a current ratio of 3.22, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.06 and a beta of 0.89. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.64.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at $284,000. Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC bought a new position in CF Industries in the 3rd quarter worth $222,000. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its position in CF Industries by 0.6% during the third quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 101,223 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $9,080,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in CF Industries by 22.2% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,133,709 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $281,104,000 after purchasing an additional 568,710 shares during the period. Finally, BTS Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in CF Industries in the third quarter worth about $208,000. 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.