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CF Industries Holdings (CF) stock, explained like you're 5
CF Industries Holdings trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CF. It is a large cap company in the agricultural chemicals industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 16.9 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- CF
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Agricultural Chemicals
- Size
- Large cap, about 16.9 billion dollars
Is CF Industries Holdings a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. CF Industries Holdings is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 16.9 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How CF Industries Holdings makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves CF stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
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Questions about CF Industries Holdings stock
What does CF Industries Holdings do?
CF Industries Holdings trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CF. It is a large cap company in the agricultural chemicals industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 16.9 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for CF Industries Holdings?
CF Industries Holdings trades under the ticker CF on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is CF Industries Holdings's market cap?
CF Industries Holdings is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 16.9 billion dollars.
How does CF Industries Holdings make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves CF stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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