Zacks Research Weighs in on Nutrien’s Q3 Earnings (TSE:NTR)

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Nutrien in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, August 21st. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $1.09 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.26. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $5.34 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nutrien’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.61 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.60 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $6.14 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $2.08 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.94 EPS.

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

NTR has been the subject of several other reports. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. National Bank Financial cut shares of Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Nutrien from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their target price for the company from C$96.00 to C$63.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Berenberg Bank lowered Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Scotiabank raised Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a C$80.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Nutrien presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$74.33.

Nutrien Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of TSE NTR opened at C$101.30 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of C$48.34 billion, a PE ratio of 20.51, a P/E/G 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. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is C$94.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$97.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.14.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 17th were paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.33%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Mark Thompson acquired 279 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$89.86 per share, with a total value of C$25,070.94. Following the acquisition, 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. Also, insider Noralee Bradley bought 300 shares of Nutrien stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$86.16 per share, with a total value of C$25,848.00. Following the purchase, the insider owned 6,155 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$530,314.80. This represents a 5.12% increase in their ownership of the stock. Insiders have acquired a total of 624 shares of company stock worth $55,228 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

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.