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NTR vs. CF, IPI, MOS, ESI, AXTA, CSW, PRM, MEOH, AVNT, and CC

Should you be buying Nutrien stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nutrien include CF Industries (CF), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Mosaic (MOS), Element Solutions (ESI), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), CSW Industrials (CSW), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Methanex (MEOH), Avient (AVNT), and Chemours (CC).

Nutrien vs. Its Competitors

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) and CF Industries (NYSE:CF) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

In the previous week, CF Industries had 10 more articles in the media than Nutrien. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for CF Industries and 10 mentions for Nutrien. Nutrien's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat CF Industries' score of 0.91 indicating that Nutrien is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nutrien
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
CF Industries
13 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

63.1% of Nutrien shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of CF Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Nutrien shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of CF Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

CF Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 Ratio
Nutrien$25.97B1.13$674M$2.7921.60
CF Industries$5.94B2.48$1.22B$7.6611.85

Nutrien currently has a consensus price target of $62.39, suggesting a potential upside of 3.53%. CF Industries has a consensus price target of $94.64, suggesting a potential upside of 4.25%. Given CF Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CF Industries is more favorable than Nutrien.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nutrien
1 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
CF Industries
1 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11

Nutrien has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CF Industries has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Nutrien5.25% 6.51% 3.06%
CF Industries 20.19%17.10%9.58%

Nutrien pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. CF Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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 pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nutrien has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and CF Industries has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Nutrien is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

CF Industries beats Nutrien on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NTR vs. The Competition

MetricNutrienFERTILIZERS IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$29.24B$8.43B$3.79B$22.10B
Dividend Yield3.61%4.92%5.05%3.57%
P/E Ratio21.6011.53158.8929.86
Price / Sales1.131.4824,011.0587.47
Price / Cash7.367.7626.4324.65
Price / Book1.211.707.264.65
Net Income$674M$275.95M$148.88M$1.01B
7 Day Performance6.33%1.97%3.97%0.53%
1 Month Performance5.06%3.19%13.61%3.06%
1 Year Performance24.09%15.65%69.80%15.39%

Nutrien Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NTR
Nutrien
3.9129 of 5 stars
$60.38
-0.4%
$62.39
+3.3%
+22.2%$29.28B$25.97B21.6325,500Positive News
CF
CF Industries
3.6971 of 5 stars
$89.76
+3.9%
$95.00
+5.8%
+4.2%$14.00B$5.94B11.722,800Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
IPI
Intrepid Potash
1.9969 of 5 stars
$28.94
-1.1%
$23.00
-20.5%
+30.9%$389.63M$254.69M-1.86440
MOS
Mosaic
4.3621 of 5 stars
$34.75
+2.7%
$36.42
+4.8%
+37.3%$10.73B$11.12B11.7813,765Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ESI
Element Solutions
4.3434 of 5 stars
$26.48
+3.4%
$27.38
+3.4%
+3.4%$6.19B$2.46B26.485,300Analyst Forecast
AXTA
Axalta Coating Systems
4.456 of 5 stars
$28.19
+0.4%
$36.64
+30.0%
-23.7%$6.08B$5.28B13.8212,800News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
CSW
CSW Industrials
4.2913 of 5 stars
$257.73
+2.2%
$319.75
+24.1%
-34.9%$4.24B$878.30M30.792,600Analyst Forecast
PRM
Perimeter Solutions
3.6829 of 5 stars
$21.93
+0.0%
$25.00
+14.0%
+72.9%$3.21B$560.97M50.99240Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MEOH
Methanex
4.134 of 5 stars
$39.08
-1.2%
$46.00
+17.7%
-12.7%$3.06B$3.58B11.531,415
AVNT
Avient
4.5621 of 5 stars
$32.59
+1.7%
$46.00
+41.1%
-34.6%$2.93B$3.24B25.469,200
CC
Chemours
4.1991 of 5 stars
$16.33
+2.6%
$17.63
+8.0%
-24.6%$2.38B$5.78B-5.836,000Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:NTR) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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