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CF Industries (CF) Stock Moves -0.14%: What You Should Know
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In the latest trading session, CF Industries (CF - Free Report) closed at $69.14, marking a -0.14% move from the previous day. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.41%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.01%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.15%.
Coming into today, shares of the fertilizer maker had gained 18.32% in the past month. In that same time, the Basic Materials sector gained 4.05%, while the S&P 500 gained 2.36%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from CF Industries as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect CF Industries to post earnings of $3.05 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 662.5%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $2.38 billion, up 115.58% from the prior-year quarter.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for CF Industries. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 6.37% higher. CF Industries is holding a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy) right now.
In terms of valuation, CF Industries is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 5.59. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 7.85, so we one might conclude that CF Industries is trading at a discount comparatively.
Meanwhile, CF's PEG ratio is currently 0.93. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Fertilizers industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 0.8 as of yesterday's close.
The Fertilizers industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 4, which puts it in the top 2% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.
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CF Industries (CF) Stock Moves -0.14%: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, CF Industries (CF - Free Report) closed at $69.14, marking a -0.14% move from the previous day. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.41%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.01%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.15%.
Coming into today, shares of the fertilizer maker had gained 18.32% in the past month. In that same time, the Basic Materials sector gained 4.05%, while the S&P 500 gained 2.36%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from CF Industries as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect CF Industries to post earnings of $3.05 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 662.5%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $2.38 billion, up 115.58% from the prior-year quarter.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for CF Industries. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 6.37% higher. CF Industries is holding a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy) right now.
In terms of valuation, CF Industries is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 5.59. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 7.85, so we one might conclude that CF Industries is trading at a discount comparatively.
Meanwhile, CF's PEG ratio is currently 0.93. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Fertilizers industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 0.8 as of yesterday's close.
The Fertilizers industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 4, which puts it in the top 2% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.