Nutrien (NTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Nutrien Ltd. is a global fertilizer and agricultural-services company headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The company is publicly traded and operates across the farm input value chain, combining upstream fertilizer production with a broad retail and services platform aimed at supporting crop production worldwide. Nutrien's business model integrates the manufacture and distribution of crop nutrients with on-the-ground agronomic support for growers and agricultural businesses.

Nutrien produces and supplies the three primary fertilizer nutrients—potash, nitrogen and phosphate—through its wholesale operations, and markets a wide range of crop inputs including seeds and crop protection products. Its retail network, operating under the Nutrien Ag Solutions brand, sells inputs directly to farmers and provides application and logistics services. The company also offers agronomic advisory services, crop-scouting, and digital tools designed to help growers optimize input use and improve yields through precision-agriculture techniques.

The company was formed in 2018 through the merger of two major industry participants, PotashCorp and Agrium, creating an integrated platform intended to serve both global fertilizer markets and local farm customers. Nutrien maintains production and mining operations as well as distribution and retail activities across multiple regions, serving growers and industrial customers in North America, South America, Australia and other international markets. Its integrated footprint seeks to link feedstock and manufacturing capabilities with last-mile retail and service delivery.

In addition to product supply, Nutrien emphasizes supply-chain management, logistics and customer-facing services that support seasonal planting and harvest cycles. The company’s offerings are intended to address farmers’ needs for inputs, technical agronomy and digital decision-support tools, while enabling broader distribution of essential crop nutrients to global agricultural markets. Nutrien’s combined wholesale, retail and services approach positions it as a major participant in the global agricultural-inputs sector.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $69.82 to $71.19
• 50-Day Range: $68.37 to $83.83
• 52-Week Range: $53.03 to $85.36
• Volume: 2.72 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.45 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $33.76 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.30
• Dividend Yield: 3.13%
• Price Target: $82.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Nutrien Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nutrien scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 180 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Nutrien has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Nutrien has a consensus price target of $82.75, representing about 17.8% upside from its current price of $70.22.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Nutrien has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -6.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Nutrien are expected to decrease by -6.27% in the coming year, from $5.42 to $5.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Nutrien is 14.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nutrien is 14.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.93.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Nutrien has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.53% of the float of Nutrien has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Nutrien has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.96, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Nutrien has recently decreased by 34.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Nutrien pays a meaningful dividend of 3.07%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Nutrien has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Nutrien is 44.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Nutrien will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.31% next year. This indicates that Nutrien will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.18

News Sentiment

Nutrien has a news sentiment score of 0.18. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Nutrien this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 38 people have searched for NTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -12% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 9 people have added Nutrien to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Nutrien insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.09% of the stock of Nutrien is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.10% of the stock of Nutrien is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/16 Dividend: 3/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/16 Dividend: 3/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• Record date for 7/17 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/17 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: FERTILIZERS
• Sub-Industry: Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NTR
• CIK: 1725964
• Web: www.nutrien.com
• Phone: (800) 667-0403
• Fax: 306-933-8877
• Employees: 25,100
• Year Founded: 2018

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Nutrien: $82.75
• High Price Target: $100.00
• Low Price Target: $64.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.53
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.91
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.96
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.27 billion
• Net Margins: 8.58%
• Pretax Margin: 11.45%
• Return on Equity: 8.84%
• Return on Assets: 4.22%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.35
• Current Ratio: 1.24
• Quick Ratio: 0.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $27.83 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.21
• Cash Flow: $9.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.74
• Book Value: $52.40 per share
• Price / Book: 1.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 480,792,000
• Free Float: 465,936,000
• Market Cap: $33.76 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.64