Analysts Offer Predictions for Nutrien Q3 Earnings

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) – Equities researchers at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Nutrien in a report released on Thursday, September 10th. KeyCorp analyst S. Tiano expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.78 for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Sector Weight” rating and a $73.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $4.71 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Nutrien’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.70 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $4.55 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.15 EPS.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $2.61 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.70 by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $10.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.44 billion. Nutrien had a return on equity of 8.88% and a net margin of 8.44%.The business’s revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.65 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Scotia upgraded shares of Nutrien from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a $80.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Nutrien from $93.00 to $81.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Nutrien from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Nutrien from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a $80.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, National Bank Financial lowered their price target on shares of Nutrien from $76.00 to $74.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 10th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Nutrien presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.15.

Nutrien Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of NYSE:NTR opened at $76.95 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. Nutrien has a 52-week low of $53.03 and a 52-week high of $85.36. The stock has a market cap of $36.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.58, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 0.62. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $70.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $71.17.

Institutional Trading of Nutrien

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new stake in Nutrien during the second quarter worth $654,081,000. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in shares of Nutrien by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 9,798,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $604,745,000 after purchasing an additional 189,683 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of Nutrien by 21.2% in the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 8,928,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $551,821,000 after purchasing an additional 1,559,673 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,872,194 shares of the company’s stock worth $443,151,000 after purchasing an additional 239,946 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Nutrien during the 4th quarter worth $412,635,000. 63.10% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Nutrien Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 29th. Nutrien’s payout ratio is 44.53%.

About Nutrien

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) is a global provider of crop inputs and agricultural services. The company produces and distributes essential nutrients, including potash, nitrogen and phosphate products, which farmers use to support crop growth and improve yields.

Through its retail operations, Nutrien supplies farmers with seed, crop protection products, fertilizers and agronomic services. Its retail network also provides farm management recommendations, application services and other solutions designed to help growers manage their operations and use agricultural inputs more efficiently.

Nutrien was formed in 2018 through the merger of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and Agrium.