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 4.35%) has earned a respected four-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
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Headquarters (founded) |
Deerfield, Ill. (1946) |
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Market Cap |
$12.0 billion |
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Industry |
Fertilizers and agricultural chemicals |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$6.1 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Dr. Stephen Wilson CFO Dennis Kelleher |
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Return on Capital (average, past 3 years) |
28.7% |
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Cash/Debt |
$2.3 billion / $1.6 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
0.8% |
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Competitors |
Agrium Koch Industries PotashCorp |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 1,323 members who have rated CF believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star buffalonate, succinctly summed up the CF bull case for our community: "Agriculture stocks are a great place to be for the long-term. The population keeps going up so fertilizer is going to be very important to increase productivity."
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