Analysts Set Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) Target Price at C$80.00

Shares of Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the eight analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is C$80.00.

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group cut Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Barclays upgraded Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, TD Securities increased their target price on Nutrien from C$72.00 to C$80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th.

Nutrien Stock Performance

TSE:NTR opened at C$96.86 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.44. Nutrien has a 12-month low of C$74.77 and a 12-month high of C$116.95. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$101.76 and a 200 day moving average price of C$93.76. The stock has a market capitalization of C$46.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.12.

Nutrien (TSE:NTR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported C$0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Nutrien had a return on equity of 9.49% and a net margin of 8.61%.The firm had revenue of C$8.41 billion during the quarter. Equities research analysts forecast that Nutrien will post 5.3416399 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Nutrien News

Here are the key news stories impacting Nutrien this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised earnings estimates for several near- and medium-term periods, including FY2026, Q2 2026, Q3 2026, Q4 2026, Q1 2028 and Q4 2027, which can signal improving profit expectations for Nutrien.
• Neutral Sentiment: The firm also trimmed some later-period forecasts, including FY2027, FY2028, Q1 2027, Q2 2027, and Q3 2027, creating a mixed but still generally constructive outlook for the fertilizer producer.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Noralee Bradley purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$93.42 per share, for a total transaction of C$93,420.00. Following the acquisition, the insider directly owned 5,855 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$546,974.10. This represents a 20.60% increase in their position. Also, insider Christopher Reynolds purchased 2,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$95.19 per share, with a total value of C$228,456.00. Following the acquisition, the insider directly owned 10,585 shares in the company, valued at C$1,007,586.15. This represents a 29.32% increase in their ownership of the stock. Over the last 90 days, insiders acquired 7,300 shares of company stock worth $690,504. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Nutrien Company Profile

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.