Nutrien (NTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) is a global provider of crop inputs and agricultural services. The company produces and distributes essential nutrients, including potash, nitrogen and phosphate products, which farmers use to support crop growth and improve yields.

Through its retail operations, Nutrien supplies farmers with seed, crop protection products, fertilizers and agronomic services. Its retail network also provides farm management recommendations, application services and other solutions designed to help growers manage their operations and use agricultural inputs more efficiently.

Nutrien was formed in 2018 through the merger of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and Agrium. Headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the company serves agricultural customers in North America, South America, Australia and other international markets. Its production, distribution and retail businesses give Nutrien a presence across multiple stages of the agricultural supply chain.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $70.74 to $73.50
• 50-Day Range: $64.39 to $80.80
• 52-Week Range: $53.03 to $85.36
• Volume: 3.10 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.64 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $34.40 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.63
• Dividend Yield: 3.04%
• Price Target: $81.15
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Nutrien Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nutrien scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 49th out of 231 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Nutrien has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 17 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Nutrien has a consensus price target of $81.15, representing about 12.3% upside from its current price of $72.25.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Nutrien has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.65%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Nutrien are expected to decrease by -3.65% in the coming year, from $4.66 to $4.49 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Nutrien is 14.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nutrien is 14.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Nutrien has a PEG Ratio of 0.77. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Nutrien has a P/B Ratio of 1.37. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.64% 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 2.57, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Nutrien has recently increased by 25.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Nutrien pays a meaningful dividend of 2.97%, 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 44.53%. 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 49.00% next year. This indicates that Nutrien will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

Nutrien has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Nutrien this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 12 people have searched for NTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -45% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Nutrien to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% 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 7/17 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/17 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/27/2026
• Record date for 10/16 Dividend: 9/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/16 Dividend: 9/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 11/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Fertilizers & Agricultural 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: $81.15
• High Price Target: $100.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.50
• P/E Growth: 0.77
• Net Income: $2.27 billion
• Net Margins: 8.44%
• Pretax Margin: 11.21%
• Return on Equity: 8.88%
• Return on Assets: 4.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.36
• Current Ratio: 1.39
• Quick Ratio: 0.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $28.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.22
• Cash Flow: $9.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.80
• Book Value: $52.62 per share
• Price / Book: 1.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 476,147,000
• Free Float: 461,434,000
• Market Cap: $34.40 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.62