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

Key Points

• Scotiabank projects Nutrien will earn $0.71 per share in Q3 2025, maintaining a "Sector Perform" rating with a $60.00 target price.
• Nutrien reported earnings of $2.65 per share for the last quarter, exceeding expectations by $0.24, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 2.8%.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.545 per share, yielding approximately 3.8% annually, with a payout ratio of 78.14%.

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Scotiabank issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Nutrien in a report released on Monday, October 13th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson anticipates that the company will earn $0.71 per share for the quarter. Scotiabank has a "Sector Perform" rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nutrien's current full-year earnings is $3.72 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Nutrien's FY2025 earnings at $4.27 EPS.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $2.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.41 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $10.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.40 billion. Nutrien had a return on equity of 6.51% and a net margin of 5.25%.Nutrien's revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.34 earnings per share.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on Nutrien from $61.00 to $60.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. National Bankshares assumed coverage on Nutrien in a report on Friday, September 5th. They set a "sector perform" rating and a $64.00 target price on the stock. TD Securities increased their target price on Nutrien from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Nutrien from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Nutrien from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $62.61.

Nutrien Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NTR opened at $58.08 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $28.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.82, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 0.82. Nutrien has a one year low of $43.69 and a one year high of $65.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 1.33. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $57.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.42.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 29th will be given a dividend of $0.545 per share. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 29th. Nutrien's dividend payout ratio is presently 78.14%.

Institutional Trading of Nutrien

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Nutrien by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,903,308 shares of the company's stock worth $1,276,328,000 after purchasing an additional 712,305 shares during the period. First Eagle Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Nutrien by 14.0% during the 2nd quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 13,268,229 shares of the company's stock worth $772,742,000 after purchasing an additional 1,627,328 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in Nutrien by 48.5% in the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 11,944,730 shares of the company's stock valued at $696,058,000 after acquiring an additional 3,900,755 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its position in Nutrien by 17.1% in the 1st quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 8,786,309 shares of the company's stock valued at $436,137,000 after acquiring an additional 1,284,181 shares during the period. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its position in Nutrien by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 7,855,609 shares of the company's stock valued at $389,860,000 after acquiring an additional 54,918 shares during the period. 63.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Nutrien

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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