CF Industries (CF) Competitors $88.89 -2.61 (-2.85%) (As of 02:58 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CF vs. MOS, SMG, IPI, AVD, NTR, ICL, UAN, BIOX, CBUS, and CGAShould 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 China Green Agriculture (CGA). CF Industries vs. Mosaic Scotts Miracle-Gro Intrepid Potash American Vanguard Nutrien ICL Group CVR Partners Bioceres Crop Solutions Cibus China Green Agriculture Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) and CF Industries (NYSE:CF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, MOS or CF? Mosaic has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CF Industries has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MOS or CF? CF Industries received 101 more outperform votes than Mosaic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.94% of users gave CF Industries an outperform vote while only 55.30% of users gave Mosaic an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMosaicOutperform Votes70455.30% Underperform Votes56944.70% CF IndustriesOutperform Votes80560.94% Underperform Votes51639.06% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MOS or CF? CF Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioMosaic$13.70B0.60$1.16B$1.1323.06CF Industries$6.63B2.35$1.53B$6.3214.18 Is MOS or CF a better dividend stock? Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. CF Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Mosaic pays out 74.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CF Industries pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the media prefer MOS or CF? In the previous week, CF Industries had 6 more articles in the media than Mosaic. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for CF Industries and 11 mentions for Mosaic. Mosaic's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat CF Industries' score of 0.88 indicating that Mosaic is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mosaic 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CF Industries 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer MOS or CF? Mosaic presently has a consensus target price of $33.22, suggesting a potential upside of 27.48%. CF Industries has a consensus target price of $88.42, suggesting a potential downside of 1.36%. Given Mosaic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mosaic is more favorable than CF Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mosaic 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33CF Industries 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MOS or CF? 77.5% of Mosaic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of CF Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Mosaic 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is MOS or CF more profitable? CF Industries has a net margin of 19.45% compared to Mosaic's net margin of 3.24%. CF Industries' return on equity of 14.57% beat Mosaic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mosaic3.24% 6.00% 3.17% CF Industries 19.45%14.57%8.40% SummaryCF Industries beats Mosaic on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyFirst JFK… next Elon?Today, I have another controversial prediction. One which I will take no pleasure in seeing come true. See, even with President Trump returning as the leader of our free country, I believe Elon Musk is in mortal danger.I share with you in this special investigative documentary. 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$15.60B$4.65B$2.84B$20.36BDividend Yield2.12%3.35%5.23%3.44%P/E Ratio14.1831.21113.3839.11Price / Sales2.357.071,016,266.8918.35Price / Cash7.427.7023.5422.37Price / Book2.050.913.425.57Net Income$1.53B$340.44M$148.51M$983.37M7 Day Performance1.11%-0.41%1.25%-0.29%1 Month Performance3.56%-2.82%-1.83%4.47%1 Year Performance22.43%-29.96%24.57%24.35% CF Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFCF Industries3.9128 of 5 stars$88.89-2.9%$88.42-0.5%+23.9%$15.47B$6.63B14.062,700Insider TradeMOSMosaic4.7809 of 5 stars$27.48+3.9%$33.22+20.9%-26.0%$8.73B$13.70B23.4214,049Positive NewsSMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.188 of 5 stars$76.45-0.8%$78.60+2.8%+27.5%$4.39B$3.55B-110.706,500Insider TradeIPIIntrepid Potash1.5501 of 5 stars$27.01-0.4%$21.00-22.3%+35.1%$355.53M$255.55M-8.02440AVDAmerican Vanguard3.1029 of 5 stars$6.06+0.8%$16.67+175.0%-38.8%$174.47M$579.37M-5.83845News CoverageNTRNutrien4.8166 of 5 stars$47.37+1.5%$60.33+27.4%-11.5%$23.40B$29.06B31.3225,900Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsICLICL Group1.864 of 5 stars$4.63+1.1%$4.00-13.6%-1.0%$6.08B$7.54B14.7713,350UANCVR Partners2.601 of 5 stars$82.19+0.7%N/A+15.0%$1.41B$681.48M16.45310Analyst DowngradeBIOXBioceres Crop Solutions3.0921 of 5 stars$7.00-1.7%$12.13+73.2%-45.8%$439.95M$464.80M356.18500CBUSCibus2.38 of 5 stars$4.72-2.9%$22.83+383.8%-71.9%$124.89M$1.82M-0.22183Short Interest ↑CGAChina Green Agriculture0.3419 of 5 stars$1.98+0.5%N/AN/A$29.28M$95.85M-0.98424Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MOS Competitors SMG Competitors IPI Competitors AVD Competitors NTR Competitors ICL Competitors UAN Competitors BIOX Competitors CBUS Competitors CGA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CF) was last updated on 12/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredLock in this share price before 12/5When the team that built Zillow into a $16B real estate leader launches a new company, it’s worth paying atten...Pacaso | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. 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