Zacks Research Forecasts Stronger Earnings for CF Industries

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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF - Free Report) - Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CF Industries in a research report issued on Monday, August 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.13 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.09. The consensus estimate for CF Industries' current full-year earnings is $5.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CF Industries' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.43 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.78 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.03 EPS.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The basic materials company reported $2.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.35 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.73 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 20.19%.The company's revenue was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.30 earnings per share.

CF has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group dropped their price target on CF Industries from $103.00 to $101.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Barclays raised CF Industries from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $95.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Bank of America reissued an "underperform" rating and set a $82.00 price objective (down from $93.00) on shares of CF Industries in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on CF Industries from $108.00 to $101.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Wolfe Research lowered CF Industries from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Thursday, June 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $95.00.

CF Industries Stock Up 0.1%

CF traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $86.42. The company had a trading volume of 1,634,151 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,757,517. The company has a market capitalization of $14.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.28 and a beta of 0.94. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $92.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $85.04. 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.

CF Industries declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, May 7th that allows the company to buyback $2.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the basic materials company to reacquire up to 14.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at CF Industries

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Curat Global LLC purchased a new stake in CF Industries in the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new stake in CF Industries in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new stake in CF Industries in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in CF Industries by 119.8% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 378 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TCTC Holdings LLC lifted its stake in CF Industries by 114.1% in the 1st quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 379 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.06% of the company's stock.

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.