Scotiabank Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for Nutrien

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) – Analysts at Scotiabank dropped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Nutrien in a report issued on Wednesday, August 19th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $6.61 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $7.30. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $80.00 price objective 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.

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

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on NTR. Berenberg Bank cut shares of Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. National Bank Financial raised shares of Nutrien to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Barclays upgraded shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Nutrien presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$74.33.

Nutrien Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of TSE:NTR opened at C$102.87 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of C$93.63 and a 200 day moving average price of C$97.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.14. The company has a market capitalization of C$49.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.82, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.68. Nutrien has a 12-month low of C$74.77 and a 12-month high of C$116.95.

Nutrien Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Friday, July 17th were paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio is presently 44.33%.

Insider Activity at Nutrien

In other news, insider Noralee Bradley bought 300 shares of Nutrien stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$86.16 per share, with a total value of C$25,848.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 6,155 shares in the company, valued at C$530,314.80. The trade was 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 that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$89.86 per share, with a total value of C$25,070.94. Following 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. In the last ninety days, insiders purchased 886 shares of company stock worth $80,241. 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.