Nutrien (NTR) Competitors

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) and Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media refer more to CF or NTR?

In the previous week, CF Industries had 7 more articles in the media than Nutrien. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for CF Industries and 21 mentions for Nutrien. Nutrien's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat CF Industries' score of 1.03 indicating that Nutrien is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CF Industries	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nutrien	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CF or NTR a better dividend stock?

CF Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Nutrien pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. CF Industries pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nutrien pays out 78.1% 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 Nutrien has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Nutrien is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CF or NTR?

93.1% of CF Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Nutrien shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CF Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Nutrien shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CF or NTR?

CF Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nutrien. CF Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nutrien, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CF Industries	$5.94B	2.35	$1.22B	$7.66	11.26
Nutrien	$25.97B	1.08	$674M	$2.79	20.63

Which has more risk and volatility, CF or NTR?

CF Industries has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nutrien has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CF or NTR more profitable?

CF Industries has a net margin of 20.19% compared to Nutrien's net margin of 5.25%. CF Industries' return on equity of 17.10% beat Nutrien's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CF Industries	20.19%	17.10%	9.58%
Nutrien	5.25%	6.51%	3.06%

Do analysts recommend CF or NTR?

CF Industries presently has a consensus target price of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.10%. Nutrien has a consensus target price of $62.65, suggesting a potential upside of 8.85%. Given CF Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CF Industries is more favorable than Nutrien.

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)	2.27
Nutrien	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

CF Industries beats Nutrien on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.