Scotiabank Comments on CF Industries FY2026 Earnings

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) – Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of CF Industries in a report released on Thursday, October 22nd. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $13.93 per share for the year. Scotiabank has an “Outperform” rating and a $130.00 price target 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 released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.73 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.63 by ($0.90). The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.45 billion. The company’s revenue was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.37 EPS.

CF has been the subject of several other reports. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of CF Industries in a research report on Friday, September 25th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $162.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of CF Industries from $123.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of CF Industries from $140.00 to $135.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raised their target price on shares of CF Industries from $125.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, KeyCorp started coverage on shares of CF Industries in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $115.00 price target for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CF Industries currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $121.94.

CF Industries Price Performance

CF stock opened at $120.54 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $18.24 billion, a PE ratio of 8.94 and a beta of 0.53. CF Industries has a 12 month low of $75.42 and a 12 month high of $141.96. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $123.54 and its 200 day moving average is $115.37.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CF. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,410,607,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 3.4% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,458,907 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $579,062,000 after purchasing an additional 146,682 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 8.4% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,048,671 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $265,999,000 after purchasing an additional 158,119 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in shares of CF Industries during the second quarter valued at approximately $198,857,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in CF Industries by 1.9% during the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,747,078 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $189,139,000 after buying an additional 32,293 shares during the period. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

CF Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 30th. Investors of record on Monday, November 16th will be issued 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 payout ratio is presently 17.79%.

About CF Industries

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.