What is Scotiabank’s Forecast 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 post earnings per share of $4.26 for the year. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $62.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $3.72 per share.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $5.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.09 billion. Nutrien had a return on equity of 6.81% and a net margin of 2.62%.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Barclays reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $56.00 price objective (up from $55.00) on shares of Nutrien in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Raymond James raised Nutrien from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $58.00 to $60.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. CIBC upped their target price on shares of Nutrien from $64.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “outperformer” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 price target on shares of Nutrien in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Nutrien from $53.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $60.11.

Nutrien Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE NTR opened at $52.42 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $25.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.45. Nutrien has a 1 year low of $43.69 and a 1 year high of $60.87.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nutrien

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Nutrien in the third quarter worth approximately $2,296,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in shares of Nutrien by 17.9% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 20,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $989,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Nutrien by 6.5% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $207,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. increased its holdings in Nutrien by 28.3% in the third quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 2,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,000 after buying an additional 560 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC raised its stake in Nutrien by 10.4% in the third quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 30,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,475,000 after buying an additional 2,884 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.10% of the company’s stock.

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 issued a dividend of $0.545 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $2.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.16%. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 159.12%.

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.