Nutrien (TSE:NTR) Insider Mark Thompson Buys 262 Shares

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) insider Mark Thompson acquired 262 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$95.47 per share, for a total transaction of C$25,013.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 36,277 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$3,463,365.19. The trade was a 0.73% increase in their position.

Nutrien Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of TSE:NTR traded up C$1.02 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching C$96.09. The stock had a trading volume of 421,867 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,683,143. The firm’s 50 day moving average is C$100.84 and its 200-day moving average is C$94.17. Nutrien Ltd. has a 1 year low of C$74.77 and a 1 year high of C$116.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.44, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.24. The stock has a market capitalization of C$46.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.12.

Nutrien (TSE:NTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported C$0.71 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$8.41 billion during the quarter. Nutrien had a net margin of 8.61% and a return on equity of 9.49%. Research analysts predict that Nutrien Ltd. will post 5.3416399 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Nutrien

Here are the key news stories impacting Nutrien this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research lifted Nutrien’s earnings outlook across several quarters and years, signaling better expected profitability and potentially supporting the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: The most recent note included higher FY2026, FY2027, and FY2028 EPS estimates, which can reinforce investor confidence in Nutrien’s longer-term earnings power.
• Neutral Sentiment: Nutrien also priced a $1 billion senior notes offering due in 2031 and 2036, a financing move that adds balance-sheet activity but is not clearly a near-term positive or negative for the shares. Article Title

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NTR has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group downgraded shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered shares of Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$80.00.

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.