NYSE:CFCF Industries Stock Price, Forecast & News

CF Industries' stock was trading at $28.34 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CF stock has increased by 3.7% and is now trading at $29.38. 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) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 10.33% and a return on equity of 8.34%. CF Industries's revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.27 EPS. View CF Industries' earnings history.

CF Industries declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Stockholders 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 4.08%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 14th. View CF Industries' dividend history.

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

19 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for CF Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $66.00. On average, they anticipate CF Industries' stock price to reach $44.06 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 50.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for CF Industries.

Media headlines about CF stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. CF Industries earned a daily sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near 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 trading volume of 3,260,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days. Currently, 2.4% of the company's shares 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 shareholders include Fulton Bank N. A. (0.01%) and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, 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 $29.38.

CF Industries has a market capitalization of $6.28 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]