What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for Nutrien FY2026 Earnings?

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) – Equities researchers at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for Nutrien in a research report issued on Monday, February 24th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $6.07 for the year. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $5.34 per share.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays downgraded shares of Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Raymond James upgraded Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Piper Sandler raised shares of Nutrien from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$59.00.

Nutrien Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:NTR opened at C$75.83 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.10. The company has a market capitalization of C$26.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.95. Nutrien has a 52 week low of C$60.74 and a 52 week high of C$83.14. The firm has a 50 day moving average of C$71.75 and a 200 day moving average of C$67.68.

Nutrien Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.545 per share. This is a positive change from Nutrien’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.54. This represents a $2.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.87%. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio is currently 137.48%.

Insider Transactions at Nutrien

In other Nutrien news, Director Michael Jeremiah Hennigan bought 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$73.98 per share, with a total value of C$369,910.00. Also, Director Kenneth Alvin Seitz bought 10,490 shares of Nutrien stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 24th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$64.04 per share, with a total value of C$671,779.60. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

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.