How to buy CF Industries stock (CF)

CF Industries is an agricultural inputs business based in the US. CF Industries shares (CF) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $84.98 – a decrease of 5.05% over the previous week. CF Industries employs 2,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $6 billion.

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CF Industries stock price (NYSE: CF)

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CF Industries shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$84.98
52-week range	$68.30 - $94.46
50-day moving average more info button	$86.64
200-day moving average more info button	$80.62
Wall St. target price	$88.99
PE ratio more info button	13.3803
Dividend yield more info button	$1.9 (2.31%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$6.31

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CF Industries price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $83.82 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-6.35%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-7.52%
3 months (2024-09-20)	2.71%
6 months (2024-06-21)	14.65%

1 year (2023-12-21)	5.00%
2 years (2022-12-21)	-6.17%
3 years (2021-12-21)	29.96%
5 years (2019-12-20)	96.37%

Is CF Industries stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing CF Industries stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of CF Industries's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

CF Industries's P/E ratio

CF Industries's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 13x. In other words, CF Industries shares trade at around 13x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

CF Industries's PEG ratio

CF Industries's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.7014. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into CF Industries's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

CF Industries's EBITDA

CF Industries's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $2.7 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a CF Industries's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

CF Industries financials

Revenue TTM	$6 billion
Operating margin TTM	26.5%
Gross profit TTM	$5.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	7.84%
Return on equity TTM	17.92%
Profit margin	19.46%
Book value	$29.80
Market Capitalization more info button	$14.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

CF Industries share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 32.68% of net profits

Recently CF Industries has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), CF Industries shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In CF Industries's case, that would currently equate to about $1.9 per share.

While CF Industries's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that CF Industries may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

CF Industries's most recent dividend payout was on 28 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 14 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have CF Industries's shares ever split?

CF Industries's shares were split on a 5:1 basis on 17 June 2015 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your CF Industries shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 80% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for CF Industries shares which in turn could have impacted CF Industries's share price.

CF Industries share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, CF Industries's shares have ranged in value from as little as $68.3003 up to $94.46. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while CF Industries's is 0.957. This would suggest that CF Industries's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

CF Industries overview

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. The company's principal products include anhydrous ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate, and ammonium nitrate products. It also offers diesel exhaust fluid, urea liquor, nitric acid, and aqua ammonia products. The company primarily serves cooperatives, independent fertilizer distributors, traders, wholesalers, and industrial users. CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of CF Industries is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.621% of CF Industries shares are held by insiders and 96.574% by institutions. How many people work for CF Industries?
Latest data suggests 2,700 work at CF Industries. When does the fiscal year end for CF Industries?
CF Industries's fiscal year ends in December. Where is CF Industries based?
CF Industries's address is: 2375 Waterview Drive, Northbrook, IL, United States, 60062 What is CF Industries's ISIN number?
CF Industries's international securities identification number is: US1252691001 What is CF Industries's CUSIP number?
CF Industries's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 125269100