Rathbones Group PLC Sells 16,802 Shares of Nutrien Ltd. $NTR

Rathbones Group PLC cut its position in Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) by 65.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,719 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,802 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in Nutrien were worth $658,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of NTR. MH & Associates Securities Management Corp ADV purchased a new stake in Nutrien during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,967,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 2,359,022 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,257,000 after buying an additional 94,510 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 22,463,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,386,546,000 after buying an additional 479,834 shares in the last quarter. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Nutrien by 501.5% during the fourth quarter. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 65,913 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,104,000 after acquiring an additional 54,955 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Nutrien by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,833,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $304,217,000 after acquiring an additional 309,025 shares during the last quarter. 63.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on NTR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Nutrien from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Nutrien from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $80.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Barclays cut their price objective on Nutrien from $85.00 to $81.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 27th. TD Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Nutrien in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $65.00 target price on Nutrien and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $81.84.

Nutrien Price Performance

Nutrien stock opened at $66.96 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $32.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.64, a PEG ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 0.61. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $66.21 and its 200 day moving average is $70.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Nutrien Ltd. has a 52-week low of $53.03 and a 52-week high of $85.36.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $2.61 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.70 by ($0.09). Nutrien had a net margin of 8.58% and a return on equity of 8.84%. The business had revenue of $10.81 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.44 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.65 EPS. Nutrien’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Nutrien Ltd. will post 5.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nutrien News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Nutrien this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nutrien’s board declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.55 per share, payable October 16 to shareholders of record September 29. The announcement reinforces the company’s shareholder-return commitment. Nutrien Declares Quarterly Dividend of US$0.55 per Share
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue reportedly increased 3.6% year over year to approximately $10.8 billion, while operating cash flow reached $2.5 billion. These figures suggest continued resilience in Nutrien’s core fertilizer operations and support ongoing investment. Nutrien Releases Q2 2026 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported EPS figures vary among financial-data providers, ranging from $2.53 to $2.67, compared with $2.65 a year earlier. The differences may reflect reporting or adjusted-earnings methodologies, but all indicate broadly stable profitability.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks reported adjusted earnings of $2.61 per share, below the $2.70 consensus estimate. The earnings shortfall, combined with commentary that lower sales weighed on results, is the primary reason the stock has decreased or remained under pressure following the release. Nutrien Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly revenue growth was accompanied by higher costs, limiting the benefit to earnings. Investors may also focus on the fact that the company’s results did not match expectations despite favorable year-over-year comparisons.

About Nutrien

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.