Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Nutrien Q2 Earnings

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Scotiabank issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Nutrien in a report released on Tuesday, July 15th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson expects that the company will post earnings of $2.32 per share for the quarter. Scotiabank has a "Sector Perform" rating and a $62.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nutrien's current full-year earnings is $3.72 per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Oppenheimer upped their price target on Nutrien from $63.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group raised their target price on Nutrien from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Nutrien in a research report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a $66.00 target price (up previously from $63.00) on shares of Nutrien in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Nutrien from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $62.78.

Nutrien Price Performance

NYSE:NTR traded down $0.17 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $58.29. 1,731,486 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,187,169. The company has a market capitalization of $28.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.80. Nutrien has a one year low of $43.70 and a one year high of $65.08. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $59.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $54.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.35 by ($0.24). Nutrien had a return on equity of 6.08% and a net margin of 2.05%. The firm had revenue of $4.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.16 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.46 EPS. Nutrien's revenue for the quarter was down 5.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Nutrien Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a $0.545 dividend. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.74%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Nutrien's dividend payout ratio is presently 203.74%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nutrien

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in Nutrien by 94.8% in the first quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 715 shares of the company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 348 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in Nutrien by 117.1% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 938 shares of the company's stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in Nutrien by 1,074.7% during the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,022 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 935 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Nutrien by 4,866.7% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,043 shares of the company's stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 1,022 shares during the period. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Nutrien during the first quarter valued at about $54,000. 63.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.