Raymond James Financial Issues Positive Forecast for Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) Stock Price

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) had its price target upped by Raymond James Financial from $68.00 to $74.00 in a research note published on Friday morning,BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage currently has a market perform rating on the stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on NTR. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Nutrien from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Nutrien from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Nutrien in a research note on Monday, December 29th. TD Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $81.00 target price (up from $80.00) on shares of Nutrien in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Nutrien from $64.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Nutrien presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $70.11.

Nutrien Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NTR opened at $71.19 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $34.27 billion, a PE ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. Nutrien has a twelve month low of $45.78 and a twelve month high of $73.55. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $66.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $60.66.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by ($0.04). Nutrien had a net margin of 8.43% and a return on equity of 8.46%. The firm had revenue of $5.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.31 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Nutrien will post 3.72 EPS for the current year.

Nutrien Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. This is a boost from Nutrien’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 58.76%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Montag A & Associates Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 310.7% in the 4th quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 423 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. Sfam LLC bought a new stake in Nutrien during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Nutrien in the third quarter worth approximately $37,000. Huntington National Bank raised its stake in shares of Nutrien by 72.6% in the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 656 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Eastern Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 133.0% in the fourth quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 699 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 399 shares in the last quarter. 63.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Nutrien News

Here are the key news stories impacting Nutrien this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple broker upgrades and higher price targets — BMO raised its target to $85 (outperform), JPMorgan to $78 (overweight), Wells Fargo to $77 (equal weight) and Raymond James to $74, signaling analyst confidence in Nutrien’s outlook and suggesting meaningful upside from recent levels. BayStreet.CA Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder returns: Nutrien raised its quarterly dividend (to $0.55) and announced a new buyback program — a direct positive for investors seeking yield and capital return. TipRanks
• Positive Sentiment: Favorable commodity outlook: Management expects stronger global potash demand in 2026 despite difficult farm economics — a revenue/volume tailwind for Nutrien’s fertilizer segment. Reuters
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings materials available — full Q4 2025 call transcript and presentation have been published for investor review; useful for drilling into segment-level detail but not a directional catalyst by itself. Seeking Alpha Yahoo Finance
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts remain cautious: Bank of America raised its target to $71 but kept a neutral rating (minimal implied upside). That tempers the bullish momentum from higher targets. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Operational results missed consensus: Q4 EPS came in at $0.83 vs. $0.87 expected and revenue of ~$5.12B was slightly below estimates — the earnings miss is the primary near-term negative pressure on the share price. Zacks
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed analyst views persist — UBS assigned a “hold,” which indicates some investors and brokers are reserving judgment despite the positive catalysts. Globe & Mail

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.