BMO Capital Markets Issues Pessimistic Forecast for CF Industries (NYSE:CF) Stock Price

CF Industries (NYSE:CFGet Free Report) had its price target dropped by stock analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $140.00 to $135.00 in a report released on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the basic materials company’s stock. BMO Capital Markets’ price objective points to a potential upside of 25.05% from the stock’s current price.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CF. Berenberg Bank upped their target price on CF Industries from $86.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of CF Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, April 11th. HSBC cut their price target on CF Industries from $130.00 to $121.00 in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Bank of America raised their target price on CF Industries from $103.00 to $106.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $118.50.

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CF Industries Stock Performance

CF stock opened at $107.95 on Tuesday. CF Industries has a one year low of $75.42 and a one year high of $141.96. The firm has a market cap of $16.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.78 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 3.15 and a current ratio of 3.54. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $116.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $105.85.

CF Industries (NYSE:CFGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The basic materials company reported $3.98 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.63 by $1.35. The company had revenue of $1.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.84 billion. CF Industries had a return on equity of 20.93% and a net margin of 23.73%.The firm’s revenue was up 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.85 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that CF Industries will post 15.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CF Industries

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in shares of CF Industries by 19.8% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 369,321 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $33,128,000 after buying an additional 61,140 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV increased its position in shares of CF Industries by 26.9% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,170,171 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $90,501,000 after acquiring an additional 248,020 shares in the last quarter. AIA Group Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of CF Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $376,000. BDF Gestion purchased a new position in CF Industries during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,779,000. Finally, Eminence Capital LP lifted its position in shares of CF Industries by 13.3% in the third quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 1,339,669 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $120,168,000 after purchasing an additional 157,442 shares in the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About CF Industries

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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.

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