CF Industries (CF) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$84.23 -0.85 (-1.00%)

(As of 11/12/2024 ET)

CF Industries - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 12 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
5

Buy
5

Based on 12 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for CF Industries in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 12 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 5 have given a hold rating, and 5 have given a buy rating for CF.

Consensus Price Target

$88.42
4.97% Upside

According to the 12 analysts' twelve-month price targets for CF Industries, the average price target is $88.42. The highest price target for CF is $100.00, while the lowest price target for CF is $69.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 4.97% from the current price of $84.23.

CF Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 11/14/23 to 11/13/24	1 Month Ago 10/15/23 to 10/14/24	3 Months Ago 8/16/23 to 8/15/24	1 Year Ago 11/14/22 to 11/14/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$88.42	$88.64	$85.55	$92.44
Forecasted Upside	4.97% Upside	1.88% Upside	7.27% Upside	15.47% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

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CF Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CF Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

CF Industries Stock vs. The Competition

Type	CF Industries	Basic Materials Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.25	2.76	2.50
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Hold
Predicted Upside	4.97% Upside	122.31% Upside	7.92% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CF News	Neutral News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
11/8/2024	Piper Sandler 2 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$77.00 ➝ $79.00	-6.31%
11/4/2024	Royal Bank of Canada 4 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$95.00 ➝ $100.00	+16.58%
10/18/2024	Redburn Atlantic 0 of 5 stars	M. Mammadli Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$77.00	-10.24%
10/16/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform	$83.00 ➝ $83.00	-2.43%
10/11/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	B. Theurer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$90.00 ➝ $96.00	+8.83%
10/9/2024	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$76.00 ➝ $93.00	+6.54%
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9/24/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$88.00 ➝ $92.00	+8.41%
8/26/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Spector Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$80.00 ➝ $85.00	+4.08%
8/12/2024	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$80.00 ➝ $88.00	+8.52%
8/9/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$95.00 ➝ $100.00	+26.41%
4/17/2024	Berenberg Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$68.00 ➝ $69.00	-11.08%
3/1/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$99.00	+22.72%
10/4/2023	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$88.00 ➝ $89.00	+8.15%
8/7/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$70.00 ➝ $80.00	-0.61%
8/7/2023	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$70.00 ➝ $85.00	+5.68%
8/3/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underperform ➝ Underperform	$66.00 ➝ $71.00	-11.97%
7/26/2023	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold	$85.00 ➝ $83.00	+1.75%
5/30/2023	888 Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
4/19/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$126.00 ➝ $110.00	+47.85%
1/20/2023	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$126.00 ➝ $100.00	+17.11%

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CF Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 12 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for CF Industries is $88.42, with a high forecast of $100.00 and a low forecast of $69.00.
: 12 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CF Industries in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" CF shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CF, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, CF Industries's stock has a predicted upside of 4.97% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, CF Industries's stock had 1 upgrade and 1 downgrade by analysts.
: CF Industries has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, Mizuho, Piper Sandler, Redburn Atlantic, Royal Bank of Canada, UBS Group, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like CF Industries less than other "basic materials" companies. The consensus rating for CF Industries is Hold while the average consensus rating for "basic materials" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how CF compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:CF) was last updated on 11/13/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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CF Industries (CF) Stock Forecast & Price Target