Zacks Research Comments on Nutrien’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:NTR)

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) – Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Nutrien in a report released on Monday, July 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $2.25 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.26. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $3.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nutrien’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.43 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.57 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.73 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on NTR. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Nutrien from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Nutrien from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted 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. TD Securities upped their price objective on shares of Nutrien from $64.00 to $67.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Nutrien from $63.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $63.22.

Nutrien Trading Down 1.7%

NYSE:NTR opened at $59.42 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $60.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $55.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Nutrien has a 12-month low of $43.69 and a 12-month high of $65.08. The firm has a market cap of $28.93 billion, a PE ratio of 55.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.80.

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

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.545 per share. This represents a $2.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio is 203.74%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Nutrien by 7.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,191,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,051,709,000 after purchasing an additional 1,412,503 shares in the last quarter. Dodge & Cox lifted its stake in Nutrien by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 12,523,259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $560,416,000 after acquiring an additional 40,800 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board grew its position in Nutrien by 17.1% in the first quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 8,786,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $436,137,000 after purchasing an additional 1,284,181 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its holdings in Nutrien by 0.7% during the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 7,855,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,860,000 after acquiring an additional 54,918 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG raised its holdings in Nutrien by 6.5% during the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 7,568,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,943,000 after acquiring an additional 463,748 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.10% of the company’s stock.

About Nutrien

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.