Scotiabank Lowers CF Industries (NYSE:CF) Price Target to $81.00

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Free Report) had its price target reduced by Scotiabank from $88.00 to $81.00 in a report issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. Scotiabank currently has a sector underperform rating on the basic materials company's stock. Scotiabank also issued estimates for CF Industries' Q1 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.25 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the company. Barclays lowered CF Industries from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of CF Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $82.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of CF Industries from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $100.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $91.14.

CF Industries Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of CF Industries stock traded up $1.76 on Monday, reaching $79.54. The company had a trading volume of 2,272,994 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,550,728. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $87.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.55. CF Industries has a 1 year low of $69.13 and a 1 year high of $98.25. The firm has a market cap of $13.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.52.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 15.50%. As a group, research analysts predict that CF Industries will post 5.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.51%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. CF Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.54%.

Insider Activity at CF Industries

In other news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $142,500.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 93,986 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,928,670. This trade represents a 1.57 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $844,455.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,507,745. This trade represents a 35.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 15,389 shares of company stock valued at $1,455,965 over the last quarter. 0.48% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of CF Industries

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mizuho Bank Ltd. purchased a new stake in CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of CF Industries during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its stake in CF Industries by 50.8% in the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 478 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Planning Inc purchased a new stake in CF Industries during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company's stock.

CF Industries Company Profile

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.