Nutrien (NTR) Competitors $55.59 +0.84 (+1.53%) As of 05/9/2025 03:53 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NTR vs. ICL, AXTA, ALTM, CSWI, ESI, AVNT, MEOH, CC, PRM, and BAKShould you be buying Nutrien stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nutrien include ICL Group (ICL), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Arcadium Lithium (ALTM), CSW Industrials (CSWI), Element Solutions (ESI), Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), and Braskem (BAK). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Nutrien vs. ICL Group Axalta Coating Systems Arcadium Lithium CSW Industrials Element Solutions Avient Methanex Chemours Perimeter Solutions Braskem Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) and ICL Group (NYSE:ICL) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is NTR or ICL more profitable? ICL Group has a net margin of 5.83% compared to Nutrien's net margin of 2.62%. ICL Group's return on equity of 8.31% beat Nutrien's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nutrien2.62% 6.81% 3.23% ICL Group 5.83%8.31%4.39% Does the media favor NTR or ICL? In the previous week, Nutrien had 24 more articles in the media than ICL Group. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Nutrien and 7 mentions for ICL Group. ICL Group's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Nutrien's score of 0.69 indicating that ICL Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nutrien 13 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ICL Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend NTR or ICL? Nutrien presently has a consensus price target of $59.93, indicating a potential upside of 7.81%. ICL Group has a consensus price target of $6.75, indicating a potential downside of 2.60%. Given Nutrien's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Nutrien is more favorable than ICL Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nutrien 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50ICL Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor NTR or ICL? Nutrien received 192 more outperform votes than ICL Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.04% of users gave Nutrien an outperform vote while only 55.53% of users gave ICL Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNutrienOutperform Votes44362.04% Underperform Votes27137.96% ICL GroupOutperform Votes25155.53% Underperform Votes20144.47% Is NTR or ICL a better dividend stock? Nutrien pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. ICL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Nutrien pays out 203.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ICL Group pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nutrien has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Nutrien is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NTR or ICL? 63.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of ICL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ICL Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings & valuation, NTR or ICL? Nutrien has higher revenue and earnings than ICL Group. ICL Group 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 RatioNutrien$25.97B1.05$1.26B$1.0751.95ICL Group$6.84B1.33$647M$0.3221.66 Which has more risk and volatility, NTR or ICL? Nutrien has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICL Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNutrien beats ICL Group on 15 of the 22 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 ExcelMetricNutrienAgricultural chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$27.14B$4.69B$3.09B$19.10BDividend Yield3.86%3.66%5.22%3.94%P/E Ratio40.5839.3472.0333.52Price / Sales1.055.1727,002,924,758,716,300.0033.44Price / Cash6.017.3124.4117.51Price / Book1.091.025.244.59Net Income$1.26B$314.10M$157.92M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.08%-0.81%2.09%1.51%1 Year Performance-4.44%-33.47%18.77%4.16% Nutrien Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NTRNutrien3.5591 of 5 stars$55.59+1.5%$59.93+7.8%-4.4%$27.14B$25.97B40.5824,700Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsICLICL Group1.6615 of 5 stars$6.83+0.5%$6.75-1.1%+45.3%$8.97B$6.84B22.0213,200Positive NewsAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.7176 of 5 stars$33.36+0.6%$41.36+24.0%-13.8%$7.29B$5.28B18.7512,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageALTMArcadium LithiumN/A$5.85+0.1%N/A+25.7%$6.29B$1.21B73.061,470High Trading VolumeCSWICSW Industrials3.9817 of 5 stars$317.76-1.0%$342.50+7.8%+25.7%$5.33B$858.61M37.982,400Positive NewsESIElement Solutions4.8187 of 5 stars$20.94-0.6%$26.38+26.0%-11.5%$5.08B$2.48B20.525,300Positive NewsAVNTAvient4.748 of 5 stars$34.29+0.3%$48.60+41.7%-19.1%$3.14B$3.24B18.749,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageMEOHMethanex4.6946 of 5 stars$32.16-2.5%$46.88+45.8%-35.7%$2.17B$3.72B13.921,300CCChemours4.1911 of 5 stars$12.12-3.1%$21.56+77.9%-61.5%$1.81B$5.78B21.256,600Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePRMPerimeter Solutions3.5741 of 5 stars$10.59+0.8%$16.00+51.1%+53.2%$1.58B$560.97M-75.64240Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsBAKBraskem1.6429 of 5 stars$3.55-3.7%$9.75+175.0%-50.8%$1.41B$77.41B-1.008,310 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICL Competitors AXTA Competitors ALTM Competitors CSWI Competitors ESI Competitors AVNT Competitors MEOH Competitors CC Competitors PRM Competitors BAK 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 5/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis next market event could mean total financial ruin for someYou think the volatility is over? 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