Q1 Earnings Estimate for CF Industries Issued By Scotiabank

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) – Analysts at Scotiabank issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CF Industries in a report released on Monday, February 24th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $1.35 per share 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.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.40. CF Industries had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 15.50%. The business had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on CF. Barclays downgraded CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $96.00 to $100.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of CF Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Bank of America raised shares of CF Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their target price on shares of 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 analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $91.14.

CF Industries Stock Performance

CF opened at $78.40 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market cap of $13.29 billion, a PE ratio of 11.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $87.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $85.64. CF Industries has a fifty-two week low of $69.13 and a fifty-two week high of $98.25.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders 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 2.55%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.54%.

Insider Transactions at CF Industries

In other CF Industries news, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 shares of the 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 transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $142,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 93,986 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,928,670. This represents a 1.57 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 15,389 shares of company stock valued at $1,455,965 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CF. Mizuho Bank Ltd. bought a new stake in CF Industries during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew 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 valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Asset Planning Inc bought a new position in CF Industries in the 4th quarter worth $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.