Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of Nutrien Q2 Earnings

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Nutrien in a report issued on Tuesday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will earn $2.47 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.38. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $5.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nutrien’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.63 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.66 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.76 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.09 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on NTR. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce cut their target price on shares of Nutrien from $90.00 to $88.00 and set an “outperformer” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group lowered their price target on Nutrien from $67.00 to $65.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 11th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered Nutrien from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Scotiabank increased their price objective on Nutrien from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Nutrien from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $82.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $82.75.

Nutrien Trading Up 0.2%

Nutrien stock opened at $70.28 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $74.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $67.97. Nutrien has a 52 week low of $53.03 and a 52 week high of $85.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 1.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.31, a P/E/G ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 0.64.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.03. Nutrien had a net margin of 8.58% and a return on equity of 8.84%. The business had revenue of $6.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.30 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.11 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Nutrien

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NTR. BankChampaign National Association bought a new position in shares of Nutrien during the 1st quarter valued at $414,000. Western Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Nutrien by 13.7% during the first quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $317,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in Nutrien by 2.7% during the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 472,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,512,000 after buying an additional 12,509 shares in the last quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Nutrien by 4.0% in the first quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 6,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $491,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Nutrien by 77.3% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,000 after buying an additional 760 shares during the last quarter. 63.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio is currently 44.81%.

More Nutrien News

Here are the key news stories impacting Nutrien this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its FY2026 EPS estimate for Nutrien to $4.63 from $4.41, signaling improved expectations for the current year. Nutrien stock page
• Positive Sentiment: The firm also lifted its Q2 2026 estimate to $2.47 from $2.38, Q3 2026 to $0.91 from $0.75, Q4 2026 to $0.91 from $0.81, and Q1 2028 to $0.76 from $0.64, which may support sentiment around near-term earnings strength. Nutrien stock page
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks maintained a Hold rating on Nutrien, suggesting analysts are not yet calling for a clear rerating higher. Nutrien stock page
• Negative Sentiment: Longer-term profit expectations were trimmed, including FY2027 EPS to $3.66 from $4.29, FY2028 EPS to $4.09 from $4.59, Q1 2027 EPS to $0.61 from $0.68, Q2 2027 EPS to $1.24 from $1.87, and Q3 2027 EPS to $0.84 from $0.93, which could weigh on the stock. Nutrien stock page

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.