CF Industries (CF) Competitors $87.91 +0.32 (+0.37%) As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CF vs. MOS, SMG, IPI, AVD, NTR, ICL, UAN, BIOX, CBUS, and ENFYShould you be buying CF Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CF Industries include Mosaic (MOS), Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), Intrepid Potash (IPI), American Vanguard (AVD), Nutrien (NTR), ICL Group (ICL), CVR Partners (UAN), Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX), Cibus (CBUS), and Enlightify (ENFY). CF Industries vs. Mosaic Scotts Miracle-Gro Intrepid Potash American Vanguard Nutrien ICL Group CVR Partners Bioceres Crop Solutions Cibus Enlightify CF Industries (NYSE:CF) and Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, community ranking, risk and institutional ownership. Does the media favor CF or MOS? In the previous week, CF Industries had 4 more articles in the media than Mosaic. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CF Industries and 17 mentions for Mosaic. CF Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Mosaic's score of 1.30 indicating that CF Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CF Industries 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mosaic 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CF or MOS? 93.1% of CF Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Mosaic shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CF Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Mosaic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, CF or MOS? CF Industries has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mosaic has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CF or MOS a better dividend stock? CF Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. CF Industries pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mosaic pays out 75.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CF Industries has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Mosaic has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Mosaic is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer CF or MOS? CF Industries currently has a consensus target price of $90.21, indicating a potential upside of 2.62%. Mosaic has a consensus target price of $34.58, indicating a potential downside of 2.58%. Given CF Industries' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe CF Industries is more favorable than Mosaic.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CF Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27Mosaic 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CF or MOS? CF Industries received 93 more outperform votes than Mosaic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.30% of users gave CF Industries an outperform vote while only 55.06% of users gave Mosaic an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCF IndustriesOutperform Votes81160.30% Underperform Votes53439.70% MosaicOutperform Votes71855.06% Underperform Votes58644.94% Is CF or MOS more profitable? CF Industries has a net margin of 20.52% compared to Mosaic's net margin of 3.24%. CF Industries' return on equity of 15.50% beat Mosaic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CF Industries20.52% 15.50% 8.87% Mosaic 3.24%6.00%3.17% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CF or MOS? CF Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mosaic. CF Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mosaic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCF Industries$6.13B2.43$1.53B$7.5911.58Mosaic$11.06B1.02$1.16B$1.1630.60 SummaryCF Industries beats Mosaic on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CF Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 IndustriesAgricultural chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$14.90B$4.93B$3.10B$19.70BDividend Yield2.32%3.90%5.08%3.84%P/E Ratio12.9939.4974.3435.13Price / Sales2.434.3426,914,679,906,498,300.0034.12Price / Cash6.527.3124.3617.51Price / Book2.011.045.214.78Net Income$1.53B$314.10M$154.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.95%1.40%1.56%1.62%1 Month Performance16.99%18.06%4.65%13.00%1 Year Performance11.87%-29.83%15.14%5.59% CF Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFCF Industries4.005 of 5 stars$87.91+0.4%$90.21+2.6%+11.9%$14.90B$6.13B12.992,700Positive NewsMOSMosaic4.1365 of 5 stars$32.93+0.8%$32.75-0.6%+15.4%$10.44B$11.06B29.1413,600Positive NewsSMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.2661 of 5 stars$57.01+5.6%$65.50+14.9%-9.0%$3.29B$3.45B-118.766,100Gap UpIPIIntrepid Potash1.4907 of 5 stars$35.58-6.6%$19.00-46.6%+40.6%$473.85M$273.17M-10.62440Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeAVDAmerican Vanguard2.9809 of 5 stars$4.48+0.6%$14.00+212.7%-51.9%$128.88M$553.84M-4.35800Positive NewsGap UpNTRNutrien3.8288 of 5 stars$56.15+0.9%$60.87+8.4%-2.2%$27.42B$25.97B40.9924,700Positive NewsICLICL Group2.6393 of 5 stars$6.86-0.8%$6.75-1.5%+38.7%$9.01B$6.84B22.1113,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportUANCVR Partners2.9884 of 5 stars$82.60+2.4%N/A-4.8%$1.41B$540.53M14.34300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBIOXBioceres Crop Solutions3.2993 of 5 stars$4.65-1.3%$8.63+85.5%-59.5%$291.61M$407.73M232.62500News CoveragePositive NewsCBUSCibus1.6604 of 5 stars$2.43+13.0%$22.00+805.3%-84.1%$79.83M$4.26M-0.1148ENFYEnlightifyN/A$1.01+1.0%N/AN/A$16.28M$87.36M-0.50424Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MOS Competitors SMG Competitors IPI Competitors AVD Competitors NTR Competitors ICL Competitors UAN Competitors BIOX Competitors CBUS Competitors ENFY 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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