Nutrien (NTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Nitrogen segment offers ammonia, urea, environmentally smart nitrogen, nitrogen solutions, nitrates, and sulfates. The Phosphate segment provides solid fertilizer, liquid fertilizer, and industrial and feed products. In addition, it provides services directly to growers through a network of farm centers in North America, South America, and Australia. The company is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $51.08 to $51.72
• 50-Day Range: $44.04 to $52.08
• 52-Week Range: $43.69 to $60.87
• Volume: 2.47 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.71 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $25.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.42
• Dividend Yield: 4.21%
• Price Target: $58.39
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Nutrien Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nutrien scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 189 stocks in the basic 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 2.53, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Nutrien has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Nutrien are expected to grow by 6.57% in the coming year, from $3.50 to $3.73 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Nutrien is 34.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nutrien is 34.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 108.58.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Nutrien has a PEG Ratio of 1.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Nutrien has a P/B Ratio of 1.01. 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

1.04% 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 2.5, 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 43.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Nutrien is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.18%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Nutrien does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Nutrien is 144.97%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Nutrien will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.91% next year. This indicates that Nutrien will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.10

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.04% 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 2.5, 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 43.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.07

News Sentiment

Nutrien has a news sentiment score of 1.07. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Nutrien this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

25 people have searched for NTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 92% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Nutrien to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 86% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 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

Only 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.

NTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NTR shares performed this year?

Nutrien's stock was trading at $44.75 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, NTR shares have increased by 14.6% and is now trading at $51.2930.
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How were Nutrien's earnings last quarter?

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.04. Nutrien's revenue was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Nutrien's major shareholders?

Nutrien's top institutional investors include Silchester International Investors LLP (2.38%), Cardinal Capital Management Inc. (0.11%), Galibier Capital Management Ltd. (0.11%) and Addenda Capital Inc. (0.10%).

How do I buy shares of Nutrien?

Shares of NTR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Nutrien own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Nutrien investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Verizon Communications (VZ), The RMR Group (RMR) and TotalEnergies (TTE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/17 Dividend: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/17/2025
• Today: 1/21/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/19/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Agricultural chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NTR
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 855931
• Web: www.nutrien.com
• Phone: (800) 667-0403
• Fax: 306-933-8877
• Employees: 25,900
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $58.39
• High Stock Price Target: $75.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.53
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.49
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.66
• P/E Growth: 1.15
• Net Income: $1.26 billion
• Net Margins: 2.79%
• Pretax Margin: 3.82%
• Return on Equity: 6.99%
• Return on Assets: 3.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.38
• Current Ratio: 1.27
• Quick Ratio: 0.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $26.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.95
• Cash Flow: $8.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.84
• Book Value: $50.96 per share
• Price / Book: 1.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 491,091,000
• Free Float: 475,916,000
• Market Cap: $25.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.81