NYSE:CFCF Industries Stock Price, Forecast & News

CF Industries' stock was trading at $28.34 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CF stock has decreased by 0.8% and is now trading at $28.12. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CF Industries in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for CF Industries.

CF Industries is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for CF Industries.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.08. The basic materials company had revenue of $971 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $924.90 million. CF Industries had a return on equity of 8.34% and a net margin of 10.33%. CF Industries's revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.27 EPS. View CF Industries' earnings history.

CF Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 10th. Investors of record on Monday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, August 31st. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.27%. View CF Industries' dividend history.

CF Industries announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, August 1st 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 4.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

19 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for CF Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $66.00. On average, they anticipate CF Industries' share price to reach $44.06 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 56.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for CF Industries.

News stories about CF stock have trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. CF Industries earned a media sentiment score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about CF Industries.

CF Industries saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,090,000 shares, an increase of 12.1% from the May 31st total of 4,540,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,260,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days. Currently, 2.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. View CF Industries' Current Options Chain.

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

CF Industries' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.10%), Exane Derivatives (0.03%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%), Fulton Bank N. A. (0.01%), Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.01%) and KG&L Capital Management LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own CF Industries stock include Adam L Hall, Bert A Frost, David P Hopkins, Dennis P Kelleher, Douglas C Barnard, Richard A Hoker, 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 DNB Asset Management AS. Company insiders that have sold CF Industries company stock in the last year include Bert A Frost, David P Hopkins, Dennis P Kelleher, Douglas C Barnard, and Stephen A Furbacher. View insider buying and selling activity for CF Industries.

CF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Exane Derivatives, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, KG&L Capital Management LLC, and Fulton Bank N. A.. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of CF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $28.12.

CF Industries has a market capitalization of $6.01 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.

The official website for CF Industries is 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]