What is Scotiabank’s Estimate for Nutrien FY2026 Earnings?

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) – Stock analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Nutrien in a research report issued on Monday, February 24th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson forecasts that the company will earn $4.26 per share for the year. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $62.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $3.72 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. TD Securities decreased their price objective on shares of Nutrien from $63.00 to $61.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. CIBC increased their target price on shares of Nutrien from $64.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “outperformer” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 target price on shares of Nutrien in a research report on Monday. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Nutrien from $52.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of Nutrien in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $60.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $60.11.

Nutrien Trading Down 0.6 %

Nutrien stock opened at $53.21 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $49.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.38. Nutrien has a 52 week low of $43.69 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. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.81.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.28 EPS 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 firm had revenue of $5.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.09 billion.

Nutrien Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a $0.545 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $2.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.10%. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio is 159.12%.

Institutional Trading of Nutrien

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Nutrien during the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,296,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in Nutrien by 17.9% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 20,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $989,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Nutrien by 6.5% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $207,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. raised its stake in shares of Nutrien by 28.3% in the third quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 2,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,000 after acquiring an additional 560 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of Nutrien by 10.4% in the third quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 30,688 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,475,000 after acquiring an additional 2,884 shares during the last quarter. 63.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Nutrien

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.