CF Industries (CF) Competitors $84.21 -0.75 (-0.89%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$84.55 +0.35 (+0.41%) As of 07:17 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CF vs. IPI, MOS, NTR, SMG, AVD, UAN, ICL, B, WPM, and VALEShould you be buying CF Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CF Industries include Intrepid Potash (IPI), Mosaic (MOS), Nutrien (NTR), Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), American Vanguard (AVD), CVR Partners (UAN), ICL Group (ICL), Barrick Mining (B), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), and Vale (VALE). CF Industries vs. Its Competitors Intrepid Potash Mosaic Nutrien Scotts Miracle-Gro American Vanguard CVR Partners ICL Group Barrick Mining Wheaton Precious Metals Vale Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) and CF Industries (NYSE:CF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IPI or CF? 56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of CF Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CF Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend IPI or CF? Intrepid Potash currently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 19.73%. CF Industries has a consensus price target of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.82%. Given CF Industries' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CF Industries is more favorable than Intrepid Potash.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intrepid Potash 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50CF Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.12 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, IPI or CF? CF Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Intrepid Potash. Intrepid Potash is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CF Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIntrepid Potash$254.69M1.50-$212.85M-$15.58-1.84CF Industries$5.94B2.30$1.22B$7.6610.99 Is IPI or CF more profitable? CF Industries has a net margin of 20.19% compared to Intrepid Potash's net margin of -71.13%. CF Industries' return on equity of 17.10% beat Intrepid Potash's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Intrepid Potash-71.13% 1.48% 1.20% CF Industries 20.19%17.10%9.58% Does the media refer more to IPI or CF? In the previous week, CF Industries had 8 more articles in the media than Intrepid Potash. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for CF Industries and 3 mentions for Intrepid Potash. CF Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Intrepid Potash's score of 0.88 indicating that CF Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Intrepid Potash 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CF Industries 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility and risk, IPI or CF? Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CF Industries has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCF Industries beats Intrepid Potash on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCF IndustriesFERTILIZERS IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.76B$8.07B$3.58B$21.52BDividend Yield2.35%5.09%5.07%3.50%P/E Ratio10.9912.58156.5329.87Price / Sales2.301.4218,006.5353.57Price / Cash6.907.4325.6924.68Price / Book1.931.646.484.54Net Income$1.22B$274.92M$149.31M$999.97M7 Day Performance-3.03%0.77%1.77%1.44%1 Month Performance-1.95%2.73%10.33%4.66%1 Year Performance3.36%17.29%46.02%14.11% CF Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFCF Industries4.0229 of 5 stars$84.21-0.9%$95.00+12.8%+6.4%$13.76B$5.94B10.992,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIPIIntrepid Potash1.7979 of 5 stars$29.20+2.7%$23.00-21.2%+18.4%$388.94M$254.69M-1.87440Positive NewsShort Interest ↑MOSMosaic4.4936 of 5 stars$32.58+0.4%$36.42+11.8%+33.1%$10.34B$11.12B11.0413,765Positive NewsNTRNutrien4.2017 of 5 stars$57.36+1.6%$62.72+9.4%+21.7%$27.88B$25.97B20.5625,500Positive NewsSMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.8929 of 5 stars$62.42-1.0%$71.17+14.0%-14.3%$3.60B$3.55B82.136,200Positive NewsAVDAmerican Vanguard3.3258 of 5 stars$5.70+2.0%$12.00+110.5%-7.9%$162.05M$547.31M-1.28800Positive NewsShort Interest ↓UANCVR Partners1.185 of 5 stars$87.15-0.9%N/A+34.2%$1.49B$525.32M10.47300ICLICL Group2.5141 of 5 stars$6.11+0.4%$6.57+7.6%+56.3%$0.00$6.84B21.0513,067BBarrick Mining3.5408 of 5 stars$29.06+2.3%$24.85-14.5%+40.8%$49.48B$12.92B18.2726,800News CoverageAnalyst RevisionWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.1259 of 5 stars$106.17+1.9%$97.33-8.3%+69.2%$48.20B$1.28B61.3740Positive NewsVALEVale3.7162 of 5 stars$10.47+0.6%$11.71+11.9%+3.2%$47.50B$38.06B8.5164,610 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IPI Competitors MOS Competitors NTR Competitors SMG Competitors AVD Competitors UAN Competitors ICL Competitors B Competitors WPM Competitors VALE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CF) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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