Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for Nutrien Q2 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its Q2 2025 earnings per share estimate for Nutrien to $3.12, up from a previous estimate of $3.09, while the consensus estimate for full-year earnings is $5.34 per share.
• Nutrien's stock has recently been rated with mixed reviews: one sell rating, five hold ratings, and two strong buy ratings, resulting in a consensus rating of "Hold."
• The company has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.545, with a current dividend yield of 2.62% and a payout ratio of 137.48%.

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Nutrien in a research report issued on Monday, July 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $3.12 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.09. The consensus estimate for Nutrien's current full-year earnings is $5.34 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nutrien's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.74 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.93 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.15 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Nutrien to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Raymond James Financial cut shares of Nutrien from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. Finally, Scotiabank cut shares of Nutrien from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. One 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold".

Nutrien Stock Down 1.8%

Nutrien stock traded down C$1.44 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting C$80.77. 847,893 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,682,729. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.10, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.27. Nutrien has a 12 month low of C$60.74 and a 12 month high of C$88.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$82.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$77.11. The company has a market cap of C$27.81 billion, a PE ratio of 38.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.95.

Nutrien Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were given a $0.545 dividend. This represents a $2.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Nutrien's payout ratio is currently 137.48%.

Insider Activity at Nutrien

In related news, Senior Officer Christopher Reynolds sold 6,858 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$85.37, for a total value of C$585,448.26. Also, Senior Officer Andrew Kelemen sold 6,638 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$86.56, for a total transaction of C$574,611.83. In the last three months, insiders purchased 1,323 shares of company stock valued at $105,390 and sold 42,822 shares valued at $3,632,828. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.