Nutrien (NTR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CF or NTR?

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

Does the media prefer CF or NTR?

In the previous week, CF Industries had 8 more articles in the media than Nutrien. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for CF Industries and 20 mentions for Nutrien. Nutrien's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat CF Industries' score of 1.31 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	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nutrien	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Nutrien has raised 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 analysts rate CF or NTR?

CF Industries presently has a consensus price target of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.93%. Nutrien has a consensus price target of $62.65, suggesting a potential upside of 8.36%. Given CF Industries' higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

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	2.36	$1.22B	$7.66	11.28
Nutrien	$25.97B	1.08	$674M	$2.79	20.72

Summary

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