Brokers Set Expectations for Nutrien’s Q3 Earnings (TSE:NTR)

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Nutrien in a note issued to investors on Thursday, September 10th. KeyCorp analyst S. Tiano expects that the company will earn $1.08 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $5.34 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Nutrien’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.49 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $6.28 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.73 EPS.

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

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on NTR. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Berenberg Bank lowered shares of Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a C$80.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Nutrien from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from C$96.00 to C$63.00 in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, National Bank Financial lowered Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Nutrien currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$74.33.

Nutrien Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of NTR stock opened at C$109.71 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of C$99.43 and a 200-day moving average of C$98.78. The stock has a market cap of C$52.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.66. Nutrien has a 52-week low of C$74.77 and a 52-week high of C$116.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.14, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.39.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 17th were paid 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 2.0%. Nutrien’s payout ratio is currently 44.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Noralee Bradley bought 300 shares of Nutrien stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$86.16 per share, for a total transaction of C$25,848.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 6,155 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$530,314.80. This trade represents a 5.12% increase in their ownership of the stock. Also, insider Mark Thompson purchased 279 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$89.86 per share, for a total transaction of C$25,070.94. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 37,367 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$3,357,798.62. The trade was a 0.75% increase in their ownership of the stock. Insiders have bought 624 shares of company stock worth $55,228 over the last quarter. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company 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.