Scotiabank Predicts CF Industries FY2026 Earnings

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) – Investment analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for CF Industries in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 22nd. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $13.93 for the year. Scotiabank currently has an “Outperform” rating and a $130.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for CF Industries’ current full-year earnings is $13.90 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for CF Industries’ FY2027 earnings at $11.81 EPS.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.63 by ($0.90). CF Industries had a return on equity of 24.41% and a net margin of 27.12%. The company had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.45 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.37 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on CF. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of CF Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 16th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised CF Industries from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $98.00 to $110.00 in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce increased their target price on CF Industries from $125.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. UBS Group set a $133.00 target price on CF Industries in a research note on Friday. Finally, KeyCorp initiated coverage on CF Industries in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $115.00 price target for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $121.89.

CF Industries Stock Up 0.2%

NYSE:CF opened at $120.90 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 4.32 and a current ratio of 4.86. The firm has a market cap of $18.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.96, a P/E/G ratio of 0.23 and a beta of 0.53. CF Industries has a fifty-two week low of $75.42 and a fifty-two week high of $141.96. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $123.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $115.16.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 16th will be paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 16th. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 17.79%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CF Industries

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CF. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of CF Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,410,607,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the second quarter worth $198,857,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at $186,353,000. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at $157,850,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in CF Industries by 407.5% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,352,013 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $170,136,000 after buying an additional 1,085,612 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.06% of the company’s stock.

CF Industries Company Profile

CF Industries Holdings, Inc is a global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products. The company produces ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate, ammonium nitrate and nitric acid, which are used primarily in agricultural fertilizers and a range of industrial applications. CF Industries also supplies products such as diesel exhaust fluid and other nitrogen-based solutions.

The company serves agricultural and industrial customers in North America and internationally. Its manufacturing and distribution operations include facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, supported by an extensive logistics and distribution network.