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 (WHO). Since then, CF stock has increased by 9.1% and is now trading at $30.91. 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) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.08. The basic materials company earned $971 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $924.90 million. CF Industries had a net margin of 10.33% and a return on equity of 8.34%. CF Industries's revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.27 EPS. View CF Industries' earnings history.

CF Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 14th. View CF Industries' dividend history.

CF Industries declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan 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 stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

19 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for CF Industries' shares. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $66.00. On average, they anticipate CF Industries' stock price to reach $44.18 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 42.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for CF Industries.

News articles about CF stock have been trending very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. CF Industries earned a coverage optimism score of -3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutCF Industries.

CF Industries saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,870,000 shares, an increase of 7.3% from the April 30th total of 5,470,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,500,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 2.8% of the company's stock are short sold. 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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.17%), State Street Corp (5.02%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (4.86%), Invesco Ltd. (3.61%), Capital World Investors (2.72%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (2.17%). 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 KBC Group NV, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Wellington Management Group LLP, State Street Corp, Janus Henderson Group PLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US Inc., and Geode Capital Management LLC. 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, Richard A Hoker, and Stephen A Furbacher. View insider buying and selling activity for CF Industries.

CF stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Invesco Ltd., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., 1832 Asset Management L.P., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Artemis Investment Management LLP, and 1832 Asset Management L.P.. 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 $30.91.

CF Industries has a market capitalization of $6.61 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]