Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, fertilizer supplier CF Industries (CF -0.25%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at CF and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

CF facts

Headquarters (founded)

Deerfield, Ill. (1946)

Market Cap

$12.4 billion

Industry

Fertilizers and agricultural chemicals

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$6.3 billion

Management

Chairman/CEO Stephen Wilson

CFO Dennis Kelleher

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

26.8%

Cash/Debt

$2.2 billion / $1.6 billion

Dividend Yield

0.8%

Competitors

Agrium (NYSE: AGU)

PotashCorp (POT)

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 98% of the 1,336 members who have rated CF believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just yesterday, one of those Fools, AygHead, succinctly summed up the CF bull case for our community:

Best management in the ag/fertilizer space. Investing in a new plant for late 2015, which will be the largest of its kind in the US, and with an excellent/strategic location, cheap labor pool and incentives from the state. There will probably be price compression for fertilizer as supply expands, but this will be offset by inflation and continued (very) low input costs given the shale boom (nat gas). Long term hold.

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