CF Industries (CF) Competitors $85.03 +0.93 (+1.11%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$85.10 +0.07 (+0.08%) As of 09/19/2025 05:06 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, ICL, UAN, B, VALE, and WPMShould 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), ICL Group (ICL), CVR Partners (UAN), Barrick Mining (B), Vale (VALE), and Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM). CF Industries vs. Its Competitors Intrepid Potash Mosaic Nutrien Scotts Miracle-Gro American Vanguard ICL Group CVR Partners Barrick Mining Vale Wheaton Precious Metals Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) and CF Industries (NYSE:CF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability. Which has better valuation and earnings, 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$254.69M1.48-$212.85M-$15.58-1.82CF Industries$5.94B2.32$1.22B$7.6611.10 Does the media favor IPI or CF? In the previous week, CF Industries had 11 more articles in the media than Intrepid Potash. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CF Industries and 1 mentions for Intrepid Potash. Intrepid Potash's average media sentiment score of 1.96 beat CF Industries' score of 1.22 indicating that Intrepid Potash is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Intrepid Potash 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive CF Industries 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, IPI or CF? Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CF Industries has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend IPI or CF? Intrepid Potash presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 18.68%. CF Industries has a consensus price target of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.73%. Given CF Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IPI or CF? 56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of CF Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CF Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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% SummaryCF Industries beats Intrepid Potash on 12 of the 17 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. 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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$13.78B$8.04B$3.61B$21.65BDividend Yield2.35%5.10%5.07%3.51%P/E Ratio11.1012.60156.9829.94Price / Sales2.321.3817,750.4160.02Price / Cash6.917.3825.8124.98Price / Book1.951.636.684.59Net Income$1.22B$274.92M$149.17M$1.00B7 Day Performance-0.87%4.10%2.18%0.81%1 Month Performance-1.45%3.31%12.18%5.30%1 Year Performance4.19%18.90%47.72%14.58% CF Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFCF Industries3.8139 of 5 stars$85.03+1.1%$95.00+11.7%+4.2%$13.78B$5.94B11.102,800Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIPIIntrepid Potash1.9051 of 5 stars$29.27+0.2%$23.00-21.4%+16.5%$389.81M$254.69M-1.88440Short Interest ↑MOSMosaic4.5104 of 5 stars$34.06+1.2%$36.42+6.9%+32.9%$10.81B$11.25B11.5413,765Positive NewsNTRNutrien4.3412 of 5 stars$57.10+0.3%$62.39+9.3%+20.2%$27.70B$25.97B20.4625,500Analyst DowngradeSMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.9067 of 5 stars$60.47-0.5%$71.17+17.7%-21.5%$3.49B$3.55B79.566,200Positive NewsAVDAmerican Vanguard3.4011 of 5 stars$5.56-1.2%$12.00+116.0%-3.2%$157.93M$529.07M-1.24800News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓ICLICL Group1.8546 of 5 stars$6.17-0.3%$6.57+6.4%+61.2%$8.11B$6.95B21.2813,067UANCVR Partners0.8528 of 5 stars$87.30-0.8%N/A+30.5%$1.49B$576.18M10.49300News CoverageBBarrick Mining3.6764 of 5 stars$29.04+0.0%$24.94-14.1%+61.8%$49.45B$13.82B18.2626,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeVALEVale4.0524 of 5 stars$10.83+1.5%$11.71+8.2%+4.6%$49.13B$38.06B8.8064,610Analyst ForecastWPMWheaton Precious Metals3.9918 of 5 stars$107.76+1.1%$101.44-5.9%+71.9%$48.92B$1.28B62.2940Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IPI Competitors MOS Competitors NTR Competitors SMG Competitors AVD Competitors ICL Competitors UAN Competitors B Competitors VALE Competitors WPM 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 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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