Nutrien (NTR) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Nutrien (NYSE: NTR) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 3/5/2025 – Nutrien had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $56.00 to $59.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/25/2025 – Nutrien had its price target raised by analysts at CIBC from $64.00 to $66.00. They now have an “outperformer” rating on the stock.
• 2/24/2025 – Nutrien had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $60.00 to $62.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/24/2025 – Nutrien had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/21/2025 – Nutrien had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $53.00 to $56.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2025 – Nutrien had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $52.00 to $55.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2025 – Nutrien had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $53.00 to $54.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/10/2025 – Nutrien had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $59.00 to $60.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2025 – Nutrien had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $51.00 to $53.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2025 – Nutrien had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $52.00 to $53.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2025 – Nutrien had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $58.00 to $63.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Nutrien had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Barclays PLC. They now have a $56.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $55.00.
• 1/13/2025 – Nutrien was upgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $58.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $50.00.
• 1/13/2025 – Nutrien was upgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $40.00.

Nutrien Stock Performance

NTR traded down $0.12 during trading on Friday, reaching $51.03. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,899,938 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,983,032. The company has a market capitalization of $24.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $50.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.55. Nutrien Ltd. has a 52-week low of $43.70 and a 52-week 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.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.09). Nutrien had a return on equity of 6.81% and a net margin of 2.62%. The business had revenue of $5.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.09 billion. On average, equities analysts forecast that Nutrien Ltd. will post 3.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nutrien Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.545 per share. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio is currently 159.12%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nutrien

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Nutrien by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,778,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $885,009,000 after purchasing an additional 325,210 shares during the last quarter. Dodge & Cox raised its position in Nutrien by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 12,523,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $560,416,000 after acquiring an additional 40,800 shares during the last quarter. Silchester International Investors LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Silchester International Investors LLP now owns 11,693,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $523,268,000 after purchasing an additional 1,009,895 shares in the last quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Nutrien by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 9,529,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $426,436,000 after purchasing an additional 77,174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in shares of Nutrien by 11.3% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 7,105,057 shares of the company’s stock worth $317,951,000 after purchasing an additional 721,935 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.10% of the company’s stock.

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.