Sarasin & Partners LLP Takes Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Sarasin & Partners LLP purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 16,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,732,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Himension Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 46.3% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 493 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of CF Industries in the fourth quarter worth approximately $43,000. WPG Advisers LLC grew its position in CF Industries by 69.8% during the fourth quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 552 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 227 shares during the period. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new stake in CF Industries during the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CF Industries Price Performance

NYSE CF opened at $116.97 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.54, a quick ratio of 3.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $75.42 and a 12 month high of $141.96. The stock has a market cap of $17.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.67 and a beta of 0.39. The company’s 50 day moving average is $114.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $113.60.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.73 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.63 by ($0.90). The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.45 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 25.19% and a net margin of 27.12%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.37 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 15.66 earnings per share for the current year.

CF Industries Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This is a positive change from CF Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.97%.

Trending Headlines about CF Industries

Here are the key news stories impacting CF Industries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CF reported first-half 2026 net earnings of $1.34 billion, or $8.71 per diluted share, and adjusted EBITDA of $2.18 billion. Results also included an approximately $170 million gain from a litigation settlement, while revenue increased 17.6% year over year in the second quarter. CF Industries first-half 2026 results
• Positive Sentiment: Stronger nitrogen pricing supported quarterly performance and reflects favorable market conditions for CF’s core fertilizer business, although the benefit was not enough to meet analysts’ expectations. CF Q2 earnings and nitrogen pricing
• Positive Sentiment: The company plans to begin construction of its roughly $4 billion Louisiana Blue Point blue ammonia project in August. Management is targeting $3.3 billion of mid-cycle EBITDA by 2030, providing a potential long-term growth catalyst tied to low-carbon ammonia demand. CF Industries Louisiana blue ammonia project
• Neutral Sentiment: The blue ammonia expansion strengthens CF’s long-term strategy, but the substantial construction spending and execution requirements could weigh on returns if project costs, timing or demand expectations change. CF Industries Blue Point construction and EBITDA target
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter EPS was $4.73, below consensus estimates near $5.63-$5.65, while revenue of $2.22 billion also missed the approximately $2.45 billion forecast. The earnings shortfall is the main reason near-term trading sentiment has weakened. CF Industries quarterly profit shortfall
• Negative Sentiment: Lower sales volumes and an outage at the Yazoo City facility offset the benefit of stronger nitrogen prices, highlighting operational risks and limiting the quarter’s profitability. CF operational results and earnings miss

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of CF Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $140.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Freedom Capital upgraded CF Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on CF Industries from $133.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Berenberg Bank lifted their target price on CF Industries from $86.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $116.69.

About CF Industries

CF Industries Holdings, Inc is a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products for agricultural and industrial customers. The company specializes in the production of ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), nitric acid and ammonium nitrate, which serve as key inputs for fertilizer blends, industrial chemicals and other downstream applications.

Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, CF Industries operates production facilities and distribution terminals across North America and the United Kingdom.