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: 2,800
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
3.5% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.38% [Q4 2024] → 97.88% (+3.5%) [Q1 2025]
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 278 | Existing positions reduced: 269
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q4 2024] → 8 (+0) [Q1 2025]
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 768 [Q4 2024] → 744 (-24) [Q1 2025]
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14B [Q4 2024] → $12.8B (-$1.23B) [Q1 2025]
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 104
15% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $350M | Put options by funds: $411M
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
5 analyst ratings
Barclays Benjamin Theurer | 3%downside $95 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 7 Jul 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Vincent Andrews | 3%downside $95 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 26 Jun 2025 |
Wells Fargo Richard Garchitorena | 7%upside $105 | Overweight Maintained | 25 Jun 2025 |
UBS Joshua Spector | 17%downside $82 | Neutral Maintained | 8 May 2025 |
UBS John Roberts | 20%downside $79 | Neutral Maintained | 16 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 16 articles about CF published over the past 30 days
