NYSE:CFCF Industries Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $34.98 +0.10 (+0.29 %) (As of 08/13/2020 01:49 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$34.53Now: $34.98▼$35.1750-Day Range$26.90MA: $30.15▼$35.4952-Week Range$19.73Now: $34.98▼$52.30Volume35,806 shsAverage Volume2.96 million shsMarket Capitalization$7.48 billionP/E Ratio20.10Dividend Yield3.38%Beta1.13 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media CF Industries Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes nitrogen fertilizers and other nitrogen products worldwide. Its principal nitrogen fertilizer products include ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate solution, and ammonium nitrate. The company also offers diesel exhaust fluid, urea liquor, nitric acid, and aqua ammonia products, as well as compound fertilizer products with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. It primarily serves cooperatives, independent fertilizer distributors, traders, wholesalers, farmers, and industrial users. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingCF Industries has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.47, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $42.94, CF Industries has a potential upside of 22.7% from its current price of $34.98.Amount of Analyst CoverageCF Industries has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.4 Community Rank Outperform VotesCF Industries has received 750 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesCF Industries has received 815 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentCF Industries has received 52.08% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about CF Industries and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe CF will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe CF will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldCF Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 3.38%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCF Industries has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of CF Industries is 62.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, CF Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 74.53% next year. This indicates that CF Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, CF Industries insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $58,740.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.00% of the stock of CF Industries is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.42% of the stock of CF Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for CF Industries are expected to grow by 12.59% in the coming year, from $1.43 to $1.61 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of CF Industries is 20.10, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.42.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of CF Industries is 20.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 27.87.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCF Industries has a PEG Ratio of 4.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCF Industries has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.2Community Rank: 2.4Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.08 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Agricultural chemicals Sub-IndustryFertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals SectorBasic Materials Current SymbolNYSE:CF Previous Symbol CUSIP12526910 CIK1324404 Webwww.cfindustries.com Phone847-405-2400Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.71 Current Ratio1.85 Quick Ratio1.40Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio20.10 Forward P/E Ratio24.46 P/E Growth4.06 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.59 billion Price / Sales1.63 Cash Flow$6.01 per share Price / Cash Flow5.82 Book Value$26.07 per share Price / Book1.34Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.93 Net Income$493 million Net Margins8.87% Return on Equity6.76% Return on Assets3.05%Miscellaneous Employees3,000 Outstanding Shares213,880,000Market Cap$7.48 billion Next Earnings Date11/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $34.98 +0.10 (+0.29 %) (As of 08/13/2020 01:49 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive CF News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for CF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. CF Industries (NYSE:CF) Frequently Asked Questions How has CF Industries' stock been impacted by COVID-19? CF Industries' stock was trading at $28.34 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CF stock has increased by 23.4% and is now trading at $34.98. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of CF Industries? 19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CF Industries in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for CF Industries. When is CF Industries' next earnings date? CF Industries is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for CF Industries. How were CF Industries' earnings last quarter? CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.35. The basic materials company earned $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 8.87% and a return on equity of 6.76%. View CF Industries' earnings history. How often does CF Industries pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for CF Industries? CF Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, August 31st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. View CF Industries' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for CF? 19 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for CF Industries' shares. Their forecasts range from $31.00 to $62.00. On average, they expect CF Industries' stock price to reach $42.94 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for CF Industries. Has CF Industries been receiving favorable news coverage? Media headlines about CF stock have trended extremely negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. CF Industries earned a news sentiment score of -4.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about CF Industries. Are investors shorting CF Industries? CF Industries saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,540,000 shares, a decline of 22.7% from the April 30th total of 5,870,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,460,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 2.1% of the company's stock are short sold. View CF Industries' Short Interest. Who are some of CF Industries' key competitors? Some companies that are related to CF Industries include Nutrien (NTR), Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), Mosaic (MOS), ICL Group (ICL), Nufarm (NUF), American Vanguard (AVD), Calyxt (CLXT), Marrone Bio Innovations (MBII), CVR Partners (UAN), Wynnstay Group (WYN), Arcadia Biosciences (RKDA), Evogene (EVGN), Eden Research (EDEN), China Green Agriculture (CGA) and Bion Environmental Technologies (BNET). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of CF Industries own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other CF Industries investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Gilead Sciences (GILD), AT&T (T), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Alibaba Group (BABA), Blackstone Group (BX), Citigroup (C), Pfizer (PFE) and Target (TGT). Who are CF Industries' key executives? CF Industries' management team includes the following people: Mr. W. Anthony Will, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 53)Mr. Dennis P. Kelleher, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 55)Mr. Douglas C. Barnard, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 60)Mr. Bert A. Frost, Sr. VP of Sales, Market Devel. & Supply Chain (Age 54)Mr. Christopher D. Bohn, Sr. VP of Manufacturing & Distribution (Age 51) What is CF Industries' stock symbol? CF Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CF." Who are CF Industries' major shareholders? CF Industries' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (4.38%), Greenhaven Associates Inc. (1.62%), Prudential PLC (0.67%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.65%), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (0.63%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.57%). Company insiders that own CF Industries stock include Bert A Frost, David P Hopkins, Dennis P Kelleher, Douglas C Barnard, Richard A Hoker and Stephen A Furbacher. View institutional ownership trends for CF Industries. Which major investors are selling CF Industries stock? CF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Prudential Financial Inc., Cibc World Markets Corp, Scout Investments Inc., Macquarie Group Ltd., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., and Thornburg Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold CF Industries company stock in the last year include Bert A Frost, David P Hopkins, Dennis P Kelleher, and Stephen A Furbacher. View insider buying and selling activity for CF Industries. Which major investors are buying CF Industries stock? CF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Greenhaven Associates Inc., Prudential PLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Ensign Peak Advisors Inc, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, UBS Group AG, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for CF Industries. How do I buy shares of 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is CF Industries' stock price today? One share of CF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $34.98. How big of a company is CF Industries? CF Industries has a market capitalization of $7.48 billion and generates $4.59 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $493 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.93 on an earnings per share basis. CF Industries employs 3,000 workers across the globe. What is CF Industries' official website? The official website for CF Industries is www.cfindustries.com. How can I contact CF Industries? 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] This page was last updated on 8/13/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. See what's happening in the market right now with MarketBeat's real-time news feed. 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