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CF Industries (CF) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$88.44 -0.93 (-1.04%)
(As of 12/6/2024 ET)

CF Industries - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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

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
-0.03% Downside
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 downside of -0.03% from the current price of $88.44.
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CF Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
12/10/23 to 12/9/24
1 Month Ago
11/10/23 to 11/9/24
3 Months Ago
9/11/23 to 9/10/24
1 Year Ago
12/10/22 to 12/10/23
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)
5 Buy rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
Hold
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
Sell
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$88.42$88.42$86.91$92.44
Forecasted Upside-0.03% Downside5.62% Upside13.16% Upside20.74% Upside
Consensus Rating
Hold
Hold
Hold
Hold

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.
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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.
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CF Industries Stock vs. The Competition

TypeCF IndustriesBasic Materials CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.25
2.77
2.50
Consensus RatingHoldModerate BuyModerate Buy
Predicted Upside-0.03% Downside125.86% Upside8.48% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalyst NameActionRatingPrice TargetUpside/Downside on Report DateDetails
11/8/2024Piper Sandler
2 of 5 stars
 Boost TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$77.00 ➝ $79.00-6.31%
11/4/2024Royal Bank of Canada
4 of 5 stars
 Boost TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$95.00 ➝ $100.00+16.58%
10/18/2024Redburn Atlantic
5 of 5 stars
M. Mammadli
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$77.00-10.24%
10/16/2024Bank of America
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 DowngradeNeutral ➝ Underperform$83.00 ➝ $83.00-2.43%
10/11/2024Barclays
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B. Theurer
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Boost TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$90.00 ➝ $96.00+8.83%
10/9/2024Mizuho
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 Boost TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$76.00 ➝ $93.00+6.54%
9/24/2024Wells Fargo & Company
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 Boost TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$88.00 ➝ $92.00+8.41%
8/26/2024UBS Group
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J. Spector
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Boost TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$80.00 ➝ $85.00+4.08%
8/12/2024Scotiabank
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 Boost TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$80.00 ➝ $88.00+8.52%
8/9/2024BMO Capital Markets
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 Boost TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$95.00 ➝ $100.00+26.41%
4/17/2024Berenberg Bank
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 Boost TargetHold ➝ Hold$68.00 ➝ $69.00-11.08%
3/1/2024Wolfe Research
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 Initiated CoverageOutperform$99.00+22.72%
10/4/2023Stifel Nicolaus
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 Boost TargetHold ➝ Hold$88.00 ➝ $89.00+8.15%
8/7/2023JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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 Boost TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$70.00 ➝ $80.00-0.61%
8/7/2023Morgan Stanley
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 Boost TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$70.00 ➝ $85.00+5.68%
8/3/2023Credit Suisse Group
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 Boost TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$66.00 ➝ $71.00-11.97%
7/26/2023HSBC
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 Lower TargetHold$85.00 ➝ $83.00+1.75%
5/30/2023888
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 Reiterated RatingMaintains
4/19/2023The Goldman Sachs Group
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 Lower TargetBuy$126.00 ➝ $110.00+47.85%
1/20/2023Citigroup
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 Lower TargetBuy$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 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 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 downside of -0.03% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, CF Industries's stock had 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, 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.


This page (NYSE:CF) was last updated on 12/9/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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