CF Industries
About: CF Industries is a leading producer and distributor of nitrogen, which is primarily used in fertilizers. The company operates nitrogen manufacturing plants primarily in North America. CF also produces nitrogen in the United Kingdom and holds a joint venture interest in a nitrogen production facility in Trinidad and Tobago. CF makes nitrogen primarily using low-cost US natural gas as its feedstock, making CF one of the lowest-cost nitrogen producers globally. The company is also investing in carbon-free blue and green ammonia, which can be used an alternative fuel to hydrogen or as a means to transport hydrogen.
Employees: 2,700
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
150% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q2] → 5 (+3) [Q3]
22% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 79
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.8B [Q2] → $13.9B (+$1.04B) [Q3]
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 678 [Q2] → 690 (+12) [Q3]
4.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.74% [Q2] → 89.88% (-4.85%) [Q3]
31% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 210 | Existing positions reduced: 305
45% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $292M | Put options by funds: $531M
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
Piper Sandler Charles Neivert 40% 1-year accuracy 17 / 42 met price target | 8%upside $105 | Overweight Upgraded | 13 Jan 2025 |
Oppenheimer Kristen Owen 42% 1-year accuracy 13 / 31 met price target | 18%upside $114 | Outperform Initiated | 12 Dec 2024 |
RBC Capital Andrew Wong 91% 1-year accuracy 10 / 11 met price target | 3%upside $100 | Outperform Maintained | 4 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 8 articles about CF published over the past 30 days
