Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Nutrien in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.25 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.34. The consensus estimate for Nutrien's current full-year earnings is $3.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nutrien's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.19 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.29 EPS.
Nutrien (NYSE:NTR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $5.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.09 billion. Nutrien had a net margin of 2.62% and a return on equity of 6.81%.
A number of other research analysts have also commented on NTR. Raymond James raised Nutrien from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price target for the company from $58.00 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Nutrien from $53.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Nutrien from $56.00 to $59.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Nutrien from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Nutrien from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Nutrien has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $60.13.
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Nutrien Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE:NTR traded down $0.34 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $50.74. The stock had a trading volume of 615,522 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,979,928. Nutrien has a 1-year low of $43.70 and a 1-year high of $60.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.11, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.81. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $50.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.59.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Nutrien during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Nutrien by 331.0% during the 4th quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 625 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 480 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of Nutrien by 1,437.5% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 738 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 690 shares during the last quarter. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Nutrien in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Nutrien by 96.7% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 846 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 416 shares during the period. 63.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Nutrien Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.545 per share. This represents a $2.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.30%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Nutrien's payout ratio is 159.12%.
Nutrien Company Profile
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Nutrien Ltd. provides crop inputs and services. The company operates through four segments: Retail, Potash, Nitrogen, and Phosphate. The Retail segment distributes crop nutrients, crop protection products, seeds, and merchandise products. The Potash segment provides granular and standard potash products.
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