Scotiabank Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Nutrien Earnings

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) – Analysts at Scotiabank lowered their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Nutrien in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 19th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now expects that the company will earn $6.61 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $7.30. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $80.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $5.34 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Nutrien’s FY2027 earnings at $6.57 EPS.

NTR has been the topic of a number of other reports. Berenberg Bank downgraded Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. BNP Paribas Exane raised Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Nutrien from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the stock from C$96.00 to C$63.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, National Bank Financial raised Nutrien to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Nutrien presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$74.33.

Nutrien Stock Performance

TSE NTR opened at C$100.68 on Monday. Nutrien has a twelve month low of C$74.77 and a twelve month high of C$116.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.14. The stock has a market cap of C$48.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.38, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is C$93.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$97.61.

Nutrien (TSE:NTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported C$3.71 EPS for the quarter. Nutrien had a net margin of 8.44% and a return on equity of 9.27%. The company had revenue of C$15.36 billion during the quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nutrien

In other Nutrien news, insider Mark Thompson purchased 279 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$89.86 per share, with a total value of C$25,070.94. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 37,367 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$3,357,798.62. This represents a 0.75% increase in their position. Also, insider Noralee Bradley bought 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 26th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$86.16 per share, with a total value of C$25,848.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 6,155 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$530,314.80. The trade was a 5.12% increase in their position. Insiders bought a total of 624 shares of company stock valued at $55,228 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Nutrien Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Friday, July 17th were issued a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 44.33%.

About Nutrien

Nutrien is a leading global provider of crop inputs and services. We operate a world-class network of production, distribution and ag retail facilities that positions us to efficiently serve the needs of growers. We focus on creating long-term value by prioritizing investments that strengthen the advantages of our business across the ag value chain and by maintaining access to the resources and the relationships with stakeholders needed to achieve our goals.