Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) Upgraded at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report published on Thursday, MarketBeat.com reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has $96.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $74.00.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley raised Nutrien from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $70.00 to $77.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of Nutrien from $76.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on shares of Nutrien from $68.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Nutrien from $68.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Nutrien from $64.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $75.47.

Nutrien Stock Performance

NTR opened at $82.86 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The business’s 50 day moving average is $70.20 and its 200-day moving average is $62.64. The stock has a market cap of $39.87 billion, a PE ratio of 17.78 and a beta of 0.70. Nutrien has a twelve month low of $45.78 and a twelve month high of $85.36.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $5.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. Nutrien had a return on equity of 8.41% and a net margin of 8.43%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.31 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Nutrien will post 3.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Nutrien Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. This is a boost from Nutrien’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.21%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of NTR. Fund Advisors of America Inc FL acquired a new position in Nutrien during the fourth quarter worth about $311,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its position in Nutrien by 1,699.1% in the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 4,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,000 after acquiring an additional 3,789 shares in the last quarter. Compound Planning Inc. lifted its holdings in Nutrien by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 5,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $332,000 after acquiring an additional 348 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Nutrien by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,415,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,353,000 after acquiring an additional 47,798 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alberta Investment Management Corp boosted its position in shares of Nutrien by 13.0% during the 4th quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 687,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,418,000 after purchasing an additional 78,900 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.10% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Nutrien

Here are the key news stories impacting Nutrien this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades: Wells Fargo upgraded NTR to “overweight” with a $100 PT (from $77), signaling ~21% upside and boosting investor optimism. Wells Fargo Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies upgraded NTR from “hold” to “buy” and raised its PT to $96, reinforcing the bullish analyst momentum. Jefferies Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Sector tailwind: Multiple reports tie fertilizer-stock rallies to disruptions in the Middle East (Iran war), which is supporting fertilizer prices and margin outlooks for producers like Nutrien. MSN: Iran War & Fertilizers
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large options activity: Traders bought ~17,115 call options (≈183% above average), suggesting bullish speculative interest or hedging into recent strength.
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical upside — analysts/commentary note a cup‑and‑handle forming and the stock hitting multi‑year highs, which can attract momentum buyers but also invites profit‑taking. Invezz: Technical Pattern
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst caution: A Zacks write‑up that followed the big one‑day jump flagged that recent earnings‑estimate revision trends may not guarantee further near‑term upside, tempering runaway bullishness. Zacks Commentary
• Negative Sentiment: Recent fundamentals: Nutrien’s Feb. quarter missed consensus on EPS and revenue, which remains a concrete downside risk if fertilizer price strength proves short‑lived or agricultural demand softens.

Nutrien Company Profile

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.