NYSE:CF - CF Industries Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

CF Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, August 31st. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.27%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 14th. View CF Industries' Dividend History.

CF Industries declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, August 1st 2018, which permits the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 4.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 1st. The basic materials company reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.18. The basic materials company had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 13.94% and a return on equity of 1.82%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.10 EPS. View CF Industries' Earnings History.

CF Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November, 7th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for CF Industries.

17 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for CF Industries' shares. Their predictions range from $36.30 to $55.00. On average, they anticipate CF Industries' stock price to reach $43.62 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 17.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for CF Industries.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CF Industries in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 10 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for CF Industries.

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CF Industries' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.53%), FMR LLC (6.79%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (3.35%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (3.35%), Northern Trust Corp (1.91%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.70%). Company insiders that own CF Industries stock include Adam L Hall, Bert A Frost, 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 FMR LLC, Putnam Investments LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Millennium Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Advisors Asset Management Inc. and Federated Investors Inc. PA. Company insiders that have sold CF Industries company stock in the last year include Adam L Hall, Bert A Frost, Rosemary L O'brien and Stephen A Furbacher. View Insider Buying and Selling for CF Industries.

CF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Manning & Napier Group LLC, PointState Capital LP, Janus Henderson Group PLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Northern Trust Corp, Platinum Investment Management Ltd., Centre Asset Management LLC and Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $52.81.

CF Industries has a market capitalization of $12.33 billion and generates $4.13 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $358 million in net income (profit) each year or ($0.25) on an earnings per share basis. CF Industries employs 3,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for CF Industries is http://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 inves[email protected]