NYSE:CF CF Industries Stock Forecast, Price & 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 $30.71 +0.85 (+2.85 %) (As of 09/30/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$29.99Now: $30.71▼$31.0850-Day Range$29.86MA: $33.08▼$35.4952-Week Range$19.73Now: $30.71▼$51.06Volume2.33 million shsAverage Volume2.80 million shsMarket Capitalization$6.57 billionP/E Ratio17.65Dividend Yield4.02%Beta1.16 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™ 4.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingCF Industries has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.39, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $41.20, CF Industries has a forecasted upside of 34.2% from its current price of $30.71.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 751 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesCF Industries has received 817 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentCF Industries has received 52.10% “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 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipCF Industries is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.02%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.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 74.07% 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 not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.00% of the stock of CF Industries is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.09% 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 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for CF Industries are expected to grow by 5.88% in the coming year, from $1.53 to $1.62 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of CF Industries is 17.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.68.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of CF Industries is 17.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 34.79.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCF Industries has a PEG Ratio of 3.32. 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 1.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 4.2Community Rank: 2.4Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.56 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 Ratio17.65 Forward P/E Ratio20.07 P/E Growth3.32 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.59 billion Price / Sales1.43 Cash Flow$6.05 per share Price / Cash Flow5.08 Book Value$25.92 per share Price / Book1.18Profitability 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$6.57 billion Next Earnings Date11/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $30.71 +0.85 (+2.85 %) (As of 09/30/2020 12:00 AM 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 Coronavirus (COVID-19)? 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 shares have increased by 8.4% and is now trading at $30.71. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of CF Industries? 18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CF Industries in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 8 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) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.35. The basic materials company had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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. Investors 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 3.91%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. View CF Industries' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for CF? 18 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for CF Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $56.00. On average, they expect CF Industries' share price to reach $41.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 34.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for CF Industries. Are investors shorting CF Industries? CF Industries saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,110,000 shares, an increase of 13.4% from the August 31st total of 5,390,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,470,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.5 days. Approximately 2.9% of the shares of the 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), American Vanguard (AVD), Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX), Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX), Marrone Bio Innovations (MBII), Calyxt (CLXT), Evogene (EVGN), CVR Partners (UAN), Wynnstay Group (WYN), 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 AT&T (T), Bank of America (BAC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Verizon Communications (VZ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Pfizer (PFE), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Visa (V). 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." 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 $30.71. How big of a company is CF Industries? CF Industries has a market capitalization of $6.57 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 10/1/2020 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. 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