Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC Takes Position in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $CF

Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 15,724 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,702,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in CF. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in CF Industries by 3.1% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 17,500 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,368,000 after purchasing an additional 518 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of CF Industries by 161.1% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 11,870 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $928,000 after purchasing an additional 7,324 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP raised its position in shares of CF Industries by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 14,703 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,149,000 after purchasing an additional 4,252 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in shares of CF Industries by 21.8% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,558 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $278,000 after purchasing an additional 638 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of CF Industries by 141.6% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 790 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 463 shares during the last quarter. 93.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

CF Industries News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its Q3 2026 EPS estimate to $4.08 from $3.69, lifted Q1 2027 EPS to $2.63 from $1.49, and increased its Q4 2027 forecast to $2.82 from $2.20. These revisions indicate improved expectations for near- to medium-term profitability.
• Positive Sentiment: The firm also raised its Q3 2027 estimate to $2.54 from $2.40 and its Q1 2028 estimate to $1.95 from $1.83, providing additional support for the bullish near-term reaction.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks continues to rate CF Industries “Hold,” while the current consensus estimate remains $13.85 in EPS. The company’s recent operating backdrop includes year-over-year revenue growth, but its latest reported quarter missed analysts’ earnings and revenue expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks lowered its FY2026 EPS estimate to $14.94 from $15.56 and cut its FY2028 forecast to $7.06 from $7.69. It also reduced Q4 2026 EPS to $3.24 from $3.40 and Q2 2028 EPS to $1.83 from $2.02, signaling some concern about earnings momentum beyond the stronger forecast quarters.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on CF shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of CF Industries from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on shares of CF Industries from $140.00 to $135.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $115.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on CF Industries from $94.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on CF Industries from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $116.56.

CF Industries Stock Up 3.3%

CF opened at $129.79 on Friday. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.42 and a fifty-two week high of $141.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 4.32 and a current ratio of 4.86. The company has a market capitalization of $19.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.62, a P/E/G ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 0.39. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $115.99 and a 200-day moving average of $115.67.

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.63 by ($0.90). CF Industries had a net margin of 27.12% and a return on equity of 24.41%. The business had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.45 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.37 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that CF Industries Holdings, Inc. will post 13.7 EPS for the current year.

CF Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. This is an increase from CF Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. CF Industries’s payout ratio is presently 17.79%.

CF Industries Profile

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.