Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) Senior Officer Christopher Reynolds Acquires 858 Shares

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR - Get Free Report) Senior Officer Christopher Reynolds purchased 858 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 30th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$79.97 per share, for a total transaction of C$68,617.48.

Nutrien Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NTR stock traded down C$0.55 on Friday, hitting C$81.84. The stock had a trading volume of 651,833 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,755,174. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.10. Nutrien Ltd. has a twelve month low of C$60.74 and a twelve month high of C$83.37. The company has a fifty day moving average price of C$76.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$72.85. The firm has a market cap of C$28.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.53, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.95.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.545 per share. This represents a $2.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.66%. Nutrien's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 137.48%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Scotiabank cut Nutrien from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Nutrien to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas raised Nutrien to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Nutrien presently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Nutrien Company Profile

Nutrien is the world's largest fertilizer producer by capacity. Nutrien produces the three main crop nutrientsnitrogen, potash, and phosphatealthough its main focus is potash, where it is the global leader in installed capacity with roughly 20% share. The company is also the largest agricultural retailer in the United States, selling fertilizers, crop chemicals, seeds, and services directly to farm customers through its brick-and-mortar stores and online platforms.