What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Nutrien Q1 Earnings?

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for Nutrien in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.61. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $5.45 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nutrien’s Q4 2027 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $6.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.30 billion. Nutrien had a net margin of 8.58% and a return on equity of 8.84%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.11 earnings per share.

NTR has been the topic of a number of other reports. Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of Nutrien from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce decreased their price objective on shares of Nutrien from $90.00 to $88.00 and set an “outperformer” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $74.00 to $96.00 in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Nutrien from $77.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Nutrien from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $82.75.

Nutrien Price Performance

Shares of NTR opened at $68.72 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $32.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.00, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.64. Nutrien has a 1-year low of $53.03 and a 1-year high of $85.36. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $73.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $68.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Nutrien Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. Nutrien’s payout ratio is presently 44.81%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nutrien

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in Nutrien by 65.1% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 25,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,253,000 after acquiring an additional 9,950 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in Nutrien by 6.2% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new position in Nutrien during the first quarter worth about $516,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Nutrien during the first quarter worth about $54,000. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. bought a new position in Nutrien during the second quarter worth about $203,000. 63.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nutrien Company Profile

Nutrien Ltd. is a global fertilizer and agricultural-services company headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The company is publicly traded and operates across the farm input value chain, combining upstream fertilizer production with a broad retail and services platform aimed at supporting crop production worldwide. Nutrien’s business model integrates the manufacture and distribution of crop nutrients with on-the-ground agronomic support for growers and agricultural businesses.

Nutrien produces and supplies the three primary fertilizer nutrients—potash, nitrogen and phosphate—through its wholesale operations, and markets a wide range of crop inputs including seeds and crop protection products.