Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its holdings in Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR - Free Report) by 12.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 193,962 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 21,452 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank's holdings in Nutrien were worth $9,625,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of NTR. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 117.1% during the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 938 shares of the company's stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 4,866.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,043 shares of the company's stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 1,022 shares during the period. HM Payson & Co. acquired a new position in Nutrien during the 1st quarter valued at $65,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in Nutrien by 163.7% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,690 shares of the company's stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 1,049 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new position in Nutrien during the 1st quarter valued at $89,000. 63.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Nutrien Stock Performance
NTR stock traded down $0.70 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $58.62. 1,521,922 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,658,575. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $60.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $55.16. Nutrien Ltd. has a one year low of $43.69 and a one year high of $65.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.81.
Nutrien (NYSE:NTR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by ($0.24). Nutrien had a return on equity of 6.08% and a net margin of 2.05%. The company had revenue of $4.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.16 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.46 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Nutrien Ltd. will post 3.72 EPS for the current year.
Nutrien Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.545 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Nutrien's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 203.74%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities analysts recently commented on NTR shares. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Nutrien from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Nutrien from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Scotiabank cut shares of Nutrien from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $62.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Nutrien to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, TD Securities increased their price objective on shares of Nutrien from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $63.39.
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Nutrien Company Profile
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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.
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