Scotiabank Forecasts Nutrien’s FY2026 Earnings (NYSE:NTR)

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) – Equities research analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for Nutrien in a report released on Monday, February 24th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson expects that the company will post earnings of $4.26 per share for the year. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $62.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $3.72 per share.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $5.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.09 billion. Nutrien had a return on equity of 6.81% and a net margin of 2.62%.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on NTR. Raymond James upgraded shares of Nutrien from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $58.00 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. TD Securities cut their price objective on shares of Nutrien from $63.00 to $61.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Barclays reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $56.00 price target (up previously from $55.00) on shares of Nutrien in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Nutrien from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $40.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 target price on shares of Nutrien in a report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $60.11.

Nutrien Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE:NTR opened at $52.56 on Thursday. Nutrien has a 52-week low of $43.69 and a 52-week high of $60.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The business’s 50 day moving average is $49.99 and its 200 day moving average is $48.41. The stock has a market cap of $25.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.81.

Nutrien Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.545 dividend. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 159.12%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nutrien

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NTR. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its stake in Nutrien by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 92,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,116,000 after buying an additional 5,420 shares during the period. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 36.1% in the 4th quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 130,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,811,000 after purchasing an additional 34,500 shares in the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. acquired a new stake in Nutrien in the fourth quarter valued at $222,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its stake in Nutrien by 211.4% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 67,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,012,000 after purchasing an additional 45,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its position in shares of Nutrien by 45.7% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 301,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,492,000 after buying an additional 94,554 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.