** Shares of fertilizer company CF Industries down ~4% at $118.50 premarket
** Mizuho downgrades stock's rating to "underperform" from "neutral"; raises PT to $100 from $95
** Brokerage says the big gains from the surge in oil and fertilizer prices due to the Middle East conflict have likelyalready been captured
** Views that the surge in nitrogen prices is not long-lasting and prices will come down once the conflict ends
** However, it raises PT to reflect the temporary earnings boost and decline in net debt that are expected in 2026
** Four out of 22 brokerages rate stock "buy", 14 "hold" and four "sell"; median PT is $100 - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, CF down 59.4% YTD
(Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)
((dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com))