What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for Nutrien FY2026 Earnings?

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) – Research analysts at Scotiabank upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for Nutrien in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 7th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $7.30 for the year, up from their prior 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 EPS 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.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on NTR. UBS Group cut shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Berenberg Bank cut Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Barclays raised Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Nutrien currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$80.00.

Nutrien Stock Up 1.9%

Nutrien stock opened at C$94.49 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.44. Nutrien has a 1-year low of C$74.77 and a 1-year high of C$116.95. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of C$94.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$96.12. The company has a market cap of C$45.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.71.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Kenneth Alvin Seitz acquired 3,900 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$94.52 per share, for a total transaction of C$368,628.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 47,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$4,490,928.76. This trade represents a 8.94% increase in their ownership of the stock. Also, insider Mark Thompson acquired 279 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$89.86 per share, for a total transaction of C$25,070.94. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 37,367 shares in the company, valued at C$3,357,798.62. The trade was a 0.75% increase in their ownership of the stock. In the last ninety days, insiders have bought 8,141 shares of company stock worth $766,436. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Nutrien

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.