Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for Nutrien Q1 Earnings

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Nutrien in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst M. Agrawal now forecasts that the company will earn $0.36 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.49. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $5.34 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nutrien’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.26 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.59 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.73 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Piper Sandler raised Nutrien from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Raymond James raised Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Barclays lowered Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$59.00.

Nutrien Stock Performance

Shares of Nutrien stock opened at C$73.14 on Friday. The company has a market cap of C$25.18 billion, a PE ratio of 34.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.95. Nutrien has a 52 week low of C$60.74 and a 52 week high of C$83.14. The business has a 50 day moving average price of C$72.60 and a 200-day moving average price of C$67.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.10.

Nutrien Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $0.545 dividend. This is a positive change from Nutrien’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.54. This represents a $2.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.98%. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio is currently 137.48%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Kenneth Alvin Seitz acquired 10,490 shares of Nutrien stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$64.04 per share, with a total value of C$671,779.60. Also, Director Michael Jeremiah Hennigan acquired 5,000 shares of Nutrien stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$73.98 per share, with a total value of C$369,910.00. Insiders acquired a total of 16,840 shares of company stock valued at $1,138,741 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Nutrien Company Profile

Nutrien Ltd. provides crop inputs and services. The company operates through four segments: Retail, Potash, Nitrogen, and Phosphate. The Retail segment distributes crop nutrients, crop protection products, seeds, and merchandise products. The Potash segment provides granular and standard potash products.