Nutrien (NTR) Competitors $56.46 -0.25 (-0.45%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.40 -0.06 (-0.10%) As of 07:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NTR vs. CF, IPI, MOS, AXTA, ESI, CSW, AVNT, PRM, MEOH, and CCShould you be buying Nutrien stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nutrien include CF Industries (CF), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Mosaic (MOS), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Element Solutions (ESI), CSW Industrials (CSW), Avient (AVNT), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Methanex (MEOH), and Chemours (CC). Nutrien vs. Its Competitors CF Industries Intrepid Potash Mosaic Axalta Coating Systems Element Solutions CSW Industrials Avient Perimeter Solutions Methanex Chemours CF Industries (NYSE:CF) and Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Is CF or NTR more profitable? CF Industries has a net margin of 20.19% compared to Nutrien's net margin of 5.25%. CF Industries' return on equity of 17.10% beat Nutrien's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CF Industries20.19% 17.10% 9.58% Nutrien 5.25%6.51%3.06% Which has better earnings and valuation, CF or NTR? CF Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nutrien. CF Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nutrien, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCF Industries$5.94B2.30$1.22B$7.6610.99Nutrien$25.97B1.05$674M$2.7920.24 Is CF or NTR a better dividend stock? CF Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Nutrien pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. CF Industries pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nutrien pays out 78.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CF Industries has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Nutrien has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Nutrien is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, CF or NTR? CF Industries has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nutrien has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CF or NTR? 93.1% of CF Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Nutrien shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CF Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Nutrien shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate CF or NTR? CF Industries presently has a consensus price target of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.82%. Nutrien has a consensus price target of $62.39, suggesting a potential upside of 10.51%. Given CF Industries' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe CF Industries is more favorable than Nutrien.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CF Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.12Nutrien 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 Does the media refer more to CF or NTR? In the previous week, CF Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Nutrien. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for CF Industries and 9 mentions for Nutrien. CF Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Nutrien's score of 0.85 indicating that CF Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CF Industries 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Nutrien 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCF Industries beats Nutrien on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nutrien News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NTR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NTR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNutrienFERTILIZERS IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$27.52B$8.07B$3.58B$21.52BDividend Yield3.84%5.09%5.06%3.50%P/E Ratio20.2412.58156.5329.87Price / Sales1.051.4218,006.5553.61Price / Cash6.917.4325.6924.68Price / Book1.131.646.484.54Net Income$674M$274.92M$149.31M$999.97M7 Day Performance-1.65%0.77%1.77%1.44%1 Month Performance-1.13%2.73%10.33%4.66%1 Year Performance20.33%17.29%46.02%14.11% Nutrien Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NTRNutrien4.2017 of 5 stars$56.46-0.4%$62.39+10.5%+21.7%$27.52B$25.97B20.2425,500Positive NewsCFCF Industries4.0229 of 5 stars$86.15-0.9%$95.00+10.3%+6.4%$14.08B$5.94B11.252,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIPIIntrepid Potash1.8091 of 5 stars$29.19-0.9%$23.00-21.2%+18.4%$392.29M$254.69M-1.87440Positive NewsShort Interest ↑MOSMosaic4.4936 of 5 stars$33.67+0.8%$36.42+8.2%+33.1%$10.60B$11.12B11.4113,765Positive NewsAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.505 of 5 stars$31.78+2.7%$37.71+18.7%-12.4%$6.70B$5.28B15.5812,800Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ESIElement Solutions4.3521 of 5 stars$26.38+2.2%$27.38+3.8%+2.3%$6.24B$2.46B26.385,300Positive NewsCSWCSW Industrials4.3183 of 5 stars$254.87+0.9%$319.75+25.5%-27.6%$4.24B$878.30M30.452,600Positive NewsInsider TradeAVNTAvient4.583 of 5 stars$37.62+3.1%$45.60+21.2%-23.9%$3.34B$3.24B29.399,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPRMPerimeter Solutions3.5975 of 5 stars$22.22+0.9%$22.50+1.3%+78.9%$3.22B$560.97M51.68240News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeMEOHMethanex4.3422 of 5 stars$39.78+3.4%$44.88+12.8%+1.9%$2.98B$3.72B11.731,415Positive NewsCCChemours3.2812 of 5 stars$16.75+2.9%$17.38+3.7%-5.1%$2.44B$5.78B-5.986,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CF Competitors IPI Competitors MOS Competitors AXTA Competitors ESI Competitors CSW Competitors AVNT Competitors PRM Competitors MEOH Competitors CC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NTR) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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