Q1 Earnings Estimate for CF Industries Issued By Scotiabank

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) – Stock analysts at Scotiabank issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CF Industries in a research note issued on Monday, February 24th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.35 for the quarter. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Underperform” rating and a $81.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for CF Industries’ current full-year earnings is $5.83 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for CF Industries’ FY2025 earnings at $5.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.25 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on CF. Barclays cut CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $96.00 to $100.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Bank of America upgraded shares of CF Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of CF Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $91.14.

CF Industries Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CF opened at $79.54 on Wednesday. CF Industries has a 52 week low of $69.13 and a 52 week high of $98.25. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $87.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.55. The company has a market cap of $13.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.75, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.40. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 15.50%. The company had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.51%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.54%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CF Industries news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.00, for a total transaction of $144,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 92,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,878,656. This trade represents a 1.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 15,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,507,745. This represents a 35.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 15,389 shares of company stock valued at $1,455,965. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC raised its position in shares of CF Industries by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 2,592 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $221,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. increased its stake in CF Industries by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 5,805 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $495,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in CF Industries by 26.9% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 576 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,050 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $602,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,009 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

About CF Industries

CF Industries Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of hydrogen and nitrogen products for energy, fertilizer, emissions abatement, and other industrial activities in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Ammonia, Granular Urea, UAN, AN, and Other segments.