What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for Nutrien FY2026 Earnings?

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) – Equities research analysts at Scotiabank raised their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Nutrien in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 7th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now expects that the company will post earnings of $7.30 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $6.55. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $80.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $5.34 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Nutrien’s FY2027 earnings at $6.74 EPS.

Nutrien (TSE:NTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported C$0.71 earnings per share for the quarter. Nutrien had a net margin of 8.61% and a return on equity of 9.49%. The business had revenue of C$8.41 billion for the quarter.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Berenberg Bank downgraded Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. UBS Group lowered Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Barclays upgraded Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Three 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$80.00.

Nutrien Price Performance

NTR opened at C$94.49 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of C$94.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$96.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.44, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.24. Nutrien has a 52 week low of C$74.77 and a 52 week high of C$116.95. The firm has a market capitalization of C$45.36 billion, a PE ratio of 19.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.71.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.50%.

Insider Activity at Nutrien

In related news, Director Kenneth Alvin Seitz acquired 3,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$94.52 per share, with a total value of C$368,628.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 47,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$4,490,928.76. The trade was a 8.94% increase in their position. Also, insider Christopher Reynolds acquired 2,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$95.19 per share, for a total transaction of C$228,456.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 10,585 shares in the company, valued at C$1,007,586.15. This represents a 29.32% increase in their position. In the last three months, insiders bought 8,141 shares of company stock worth $766,436. Corporate 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.