Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) Senior Officer Acquires C$216,041.50 in Stock

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) Senior Officer Mark Thompson bought 3,350 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 28th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$64.49 per share, for a total transaction of C$216,041.50.

Mark Thompson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, August 20th, Mark Thompson acquired 3,500 shares of Nutrien stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$64.00 per share, for a total transaction of C$224,000.00.
• On Friday, August 9th, Mark Thompson bought 630 shares of Nutrien stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$62.61 per share, with a total value of C$39,444.30.
• On Wednesday, June 19th, Mark Thompson purchased 140 shares of Nutrien stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$69.61 per share, for a total transaction of C$9,745.40.

Nutrien Stock Up 0.2 %

NTR stock opened at C$65.27 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of C$67.44 and a 200-day moving average of C$71.49. Nutrien Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of C$61.75 and a fifty-two week high of C$89.37. The stock has a market capitalization of C$32.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.14, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.65.

Nutrien (TSE:NTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The company reported C$3.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of C$2.87 by C$0.31. The firm had revenue of C$13.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$14.92 billion. Nutrien had a return on equity of 3.22% and a net margin of 3.06%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Nutrien Ltd. will post 5.3336093 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 27th will be paid a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 27th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.31%. Nutrien’s payout ratio is currently 137.96%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Mizuho raised Nutrien from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Nutrien to a “moderate sell” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd.

Nutrien Company Profile

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.