KeyCorp Comments on Nutrien's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:NTR)

Key Points

• KeyCorp estimates Nutrien’s Q3 2026 EPS at $0.78 and maintains a “Sector Weight” rating with a $73 price target. Its forecasts call for $4.70 EPS in FY2026, declining to $4.15 by FY2028.
• Nutrien’s analyst outlook remains generally positive, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an $81.15 price target; 17 analysts rate the stock a Buy, four a Hold and one a Sell.
• Nutrien recently reported quarterly EPS of $2.61, below the $2.70 consensus, while revenue rose 3.6% year over year to $10.81 billion. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.55, equivalent to a 2.8% annual yield.

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR - Free Report) - KeyCorp issued their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Nutrien in a note issued to investors on Thursday, September 10th. KeyCorp analyst S. Tiano expects that the company will earn $0.78 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a "Sector Weight" rating and a $73.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nutrien's current full-year earnings is $4.71 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Nutrien's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.70 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $4.55 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.15 EPS.

NTR has been the topic of several other reports. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Nutrien from $93.00 to $81.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Nutrien from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $80.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Nutrien from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and set a $80.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Nutrien from $81.00 to $78.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Nutrien from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $81.15.

Nutrien Stock Up 0.0%

NTR opened at $78.47 on Monday. Nutrien has a fifty-two week low of $53.03 and a fifty-two week high of $85.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.39. The company has a market capitalization of $37.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 0.62. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $70.70 and a 200-day moving average of $71.14.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $2.61 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.70 by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $10.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.44 billion. Nutrien had a return on equity of 8.88% and a net margin of 8.44%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.65 earnings per share.

Nutrien Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 29th will be issued a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 29th. Nutrien's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 44.53%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nutrien

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NTR. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its position in shares of Nutrien by 1,014.0% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 479 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new position in Nutrien in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Nutrien in the first quarter valued at about $32,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Nutrien during the second quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Sfam LLC acquired a new position in Nutrien during the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. Institutional investors own 63.10% of the company's stock.

Nutrien Company Profile

Nutrien Ltd. NYSE: NTR is a global provider of crop inputs and agricultural services. The company produces and distributes essential nutrients, including potash, nitrogen and phosphate products, which farmers use to support crop growth and improve yields.

Through its retail operations, Nutrien supplies farmers with seed, crop protection products, fertilizers and agronomic services. Its retail network also provides farm management recommendations, application services and other solutions designed to help growers manage their operations and use agricultural inputs more efficiently.

Nutrien was formed in 2018 through the merger of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and Agrium.

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