Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for Nutrien Q3 Earnings

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Nutrien in a report issued on Friday, August 21st. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.09 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.26. The consensus estimate for Nutrien’s current full-year earnings is $5.34 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nutrien’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.61 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.60 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $6.14 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $2.08 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.94 EPS.

Nutrien (TSE:NTR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported C$3.71 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$15.36 billion for the quarter. Nutrien had a return on equity of 9.27% and a net margin of 8.44%.

Several other analysts have also commented on NTR. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Nutrien from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from C$96.00 to C$63.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. National Bank Financial downgraded shares of Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Berenberg Bank lowered shares of Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$74.33.

Nutrien Price Performance

NTR opened at C$101.30 on Friday. Nutrien has a fifty-two week low of C$74.77 and a fifty-two week high of C$116.95. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$94.29 and a 200 day moving average of C$97.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.14, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.39. The firm has a market cap of C$48.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.51, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.68.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 17th were issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Nutrien’s payout ratio is presently 44.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nutrien

In related news, insider Noralee Bradley bought 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$86.16 per share, for a total transaction of C$25,848.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 6,155 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$530,314.80. The trade was a 5.12% increase in their position. Also, insider Mark Thompson purchased 279 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$89.86 per share, with a total value of C$25,070.94. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 37,367 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$3,357,798.62. This trade represents a 0.75% increase in their ownership of the stock. In the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 624 shares of company stock worth $55,228. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

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.