Zacks Research Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for Nutrien

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Nutrien in a report issued on Monday, July 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.27 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.30. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $3.72 per share.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Nutrien from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $68.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Nutrien from $53.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Scotiabank downgraded shares of Nutrien from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $62.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $66.00 price target (up previously from $63.00) on shares of Nutrien in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, TD Securities lifted their price target on shares of Nutrien from $64.00 to $67.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $63.22.

Nutrien Stock Performance

NYSE NTR opened at $59.42 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $60.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.06. Nutrien has a 12-month low of $43.69 and a 12-month high of $65.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a market cap of $28.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.53, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.80.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.35 by ($0.24). Nutrien had a net margin of 2.05% and a return on equity of 6.08%. The company had revenue of $4.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.16 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.46 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nutrien

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NTR. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 450,663 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,165,000 after buying an additional 19,573 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 104,732 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,687,000 after buying an additional 7,780 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Nutrien in the 4th quarter worth about $241,958,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 8.7% in the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 244,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,919,000 after buying an additional 19,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA boosted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 21.9% in the 4th quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 263,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,802,000 after buying an additional 47,387 shares during the last quarter. 63.10% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a $0.545 dividend. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 203.74%.

Nutrien Company Profile

Nutrien Ltd. provides crop inputs and services. The company operates through four segments: Retail, Potash, Nitrogen, and Phosphate. The Retail segment distributes crop nutrients, crop protection products, seeds, and merchandise products. The Potash segment provides granular and standard potash products.