CF vs. IPI, MOS, NTR, SMG, AVD, UAN, ICL, APD, AEM, and VALE
Should 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), Air Products and Chemicals (APD), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), and Vale (VALE).
CF Industries vs. Its Competitors
CF Industries (NYSE:CF) and Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.
93.1% of CF Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of CF Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Intrepid Potash shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CF Industries presently has a consensus target price of $92.07, suggesting a potential downside of 6.24%. Intrepid Potash has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 45.75%. Given CF Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe CF Industries is more favorable than Intrepid Potash.
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.
CF Industries has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Intrepid Potash's net margin of -75.09%. CF Industries' return on equity of 17.39% beat Intrepid Potash's return on equity.
In the previous week, CF Industries had 15 more articles in the media than Intrepid Potash. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for CF Industries and 1 mentions for Intrepid Potash. CF Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Intrepid Potash's score of 0.00 indicating that CF Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CF Industries has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CF Industries beats Intrepid Potash on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:CF) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
