NYSE:CF - CF Industries Stock Price, News, & Analysis

CF Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CF."

CF Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, November 30th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 14th. View CF Industries' Dividend History.

CF Industries announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, August 1st 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 4.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 31st. The basic materials company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.02. The basic materials company earned $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $993.94 million. CF Industries had a return on equity of 3.69% and a net margin of 16.06%. CF Industries's revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.39) EPS. View CF Industries' Earnings History.

CF Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 13th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for CF Industries.

16 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for CF Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $36.30 to $68.00. On average, they anticipate CF Industries' stock price to reach $50.7313 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for CF Industries.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CF Industries in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for CF Industries.

Media stories about CF stock have trended very positive on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. CF Industries earned a news sentiment score of 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the basic materials company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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CF Industries' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Centre Asset Management LLC (0.07%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.06%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%), Gulf International Bank UK Ltd (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%) and Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own CF Industries stock include Adam L Hall, Bert A Frost, Rosemary L O'brien and Stephen A Furbacher. View Institutional Ownership Trends for CF Industries.

CF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, Centre Asset Management LLC, First Hawaiian Bank, Fulton Bank N.A., Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and Cerebellum GP LLC. Company insiders that have sold CF Industries company stock in the last year include Adam L Hall, Bert A Frost, Rosemary L O'brien and Stephen A Furbacher. View Insider Buying and Selling for CF Industries.

CF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oakbrook Investments LLC, Meeder Asset Management Inc., DNB Asset Management AS, Appleton Partners Inc. MA, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, New England Research & Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue and OLD Second National Bank of Aurora. View Insider Buying and Selling for CF Industries.

Shares of CF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.07.

CF Industries has a market capitalization of $10.20 billion and generates $4.13 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $358 million in net income (profit) each year or ($0.25) on an earnings per share basis. CF Industries employs 3,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for CF Industries is http://www.cfindustries.com.

CF Industries' mailing address is 4 PARKWAY NORTH SUITE 400, DEERFIELD IL, 60015. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 847-405-2400 or via email at [email protected]