Scotiabank Comments on CF Industries’ Q1 Earnings (NYSE:CF)

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) – Equities researchers at Scotiabank issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of CF Industries in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 24th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $1.35 per share for the quarter. Scotiabank 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 EPS 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Barclays cut CF Industries from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on shares of CF Industries from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on shares of CF Industries from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of CF Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $91.14.

CF Industries Trading Up 1.2 %

CF Industries stock opened at $78.40 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $87.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $85.64. The company has a quick ratio of 2.52, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. CF Industries has a 12 month low of $69.13 and a 12 month high of $98.25. The stock has a market cap of $13.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.97.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. CF Industries’s payout ratio is currently 29.54%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Susan L. Menzel sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $142,500.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 93,986 shares in the company, valued at $8,928,670. This represents a 1.57 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Ashraf K. Malik sold 8,889 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 transaction of $844,455.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 15,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,507,745. The trade was 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 worth $1,455,965 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CF. Mizuho Bank Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in CF Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in CF Industries in the third quarter worth about $39,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its holdings in CF Industries by 50.8% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Asset Planning Inc bought a new stake in CF Industries during the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

About CF Industries

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.