What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Nutrien Q1 Earnings?

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Nutrien in a report released on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $0.25 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.34. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $3.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nutrien’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.19 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.29 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on NTR. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Nutrien from $53.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Mizuho increased their target price on Nutrien from $52.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Scotiabank increased their target price on Nutrien from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Nutrien from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $40.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Nutrien from $53.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.94.

Nutrien Stock Performance

Shares of NTR stock opened at $51.09 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $25.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.55. Nutrien has a 12-month low of $43.70 and a 12-month high of $60.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $5.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.09 billion. Nutrien had a return on equity of 6.81% and a net margin of 2.62%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nutrien

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Nutrien during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 331.0% during the fourth quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 625 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 1,437.5% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 738 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 690 shares during the last quarter. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Nutrien during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 96.7% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 846 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 416 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.10% of the company’s stock.

Nutrien Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.545 per share. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 159.12%.

About Nutrien

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.