Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for Nutrien Earnings

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Nutrien in a report released on Tuesday, June 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.26 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.25. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $3.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nutrien’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.44 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.60 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on NTR. TD Securities raised their price objective on Nutrien from $64.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. UBS Group raised their target price on Nutrien from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Nutrien from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Barclays raised their target price on Nutrien from $59.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Nutrien from $53.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $62.12.

Nutrien Stock Up 0.0%

Nutrien stock opened at $58.07 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.27, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.81. Nutrien has a 1-year low of $43.70 and a 1-year high of $65.08. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $58.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $52.84.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by ($0.24). The business had revenue of $4.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.16 billion. Nutrien had a return on equity of 6.08% and a net margin of 2.05%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.46 EPS.

Nutrien Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.545 per share. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.75%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 203.74%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nutrien

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Nutrien during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in Nutrien by 94.8% in the 1st quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 715 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 348 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in Nutrien by 1,437.5% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 738 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 690 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in Nutrien by 138.1% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 931 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 540 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in Nutrien by 117.1% in the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 938 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the last quarter. 63.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nutrien Company Profile

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.