Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) Senior Officer Buys C$39,444.30 in Stock

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) Senior Officer Mark Thompson acquired 630 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 9th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$62.61 per share, for a total transaction of C$39,444.30.

Mark Thompson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, June 19th, Mark Thompson acquired 140 shares of Nutrien stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$69.61 per share, for a total transaction of C$9,745.40.

Nutrien Stock Performance

Shares of NTR stock opened at C$63.16 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$69.98 and a 200-day moving average of C$71.89. The company has a market cap of C$31.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 54.56, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.65. Nutrien Ltd. has a one year low of C$61.75 and a one year high of C$92.48.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 27th will be issued a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 27th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.42%. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio is currently 127.47%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on NTR. Mizuho raised shares of Nutrien from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Nutrien to a “moderate sell” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd.

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.