Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) Price Target Raised to $85.00

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $75.00 to $85.00 in a research report released on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock.

NTR has been the subject of several other reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Nutrien in a report on Monday, December 29th. TD Securities lifted their target price on shares of Nutrien from $80.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Nutrien from $64.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on Nutrien from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $70.11.

Nutrien Stock Performance

Shares of NTR opened at $71.19 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $34.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Nutrien has a 12 month low of $45.78 and a 12 month high of $73.55. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $66.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $60.68.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.87 by ($0.04). Nutrien had a return on equity of 8.41% and a net margin of 8.43%.The business had revenue of $5.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.31 earnings per share. Nutrien’s quarterly revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Nutrien will post 3.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nutrien Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. This is a boost from Nutrien’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. Nutrien’s payout ratio is 46.78%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nutrien

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NTR. Guggenheim Capital LLC raised its stake in Nutrien by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 6,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $409,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the period. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Nutrien by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC now owns 9,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $557,000 after buying an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Smith Moore & CO. grew its holdings in Nutrien by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Smith Moore & CO. now owns 7,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $449,000 after buying an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Nutrien by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 0.6% in the third quarter. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 30,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,811,000 after buying an additional 185 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.10% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Nutrien

Here are the key news stories impacting Nutrien this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple broker upgrades and higher price targets — BMO raised its target to $85 (outperform), JPMorgan to $78 (overweight), Wells Fargo to $77 (equal weight) and Raymond James to $74, signaling analyst confidence in Nutrien’s outlook and suggesting meaningful upside from recent levels. BayStreet.CA Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder returns: Nutrien raised its quarterly dividend (to $0.55) and announced a new buyback program — a direct positive for investors seeking yield and capital return. TipRanks
• Positive Sentiment: Favorable commodity outlook: Management expects stronger global potash demand in 2026 despite difficult farm economics — a revenue/volume tailwind for Nutrien’s fertilizer segment. Reuters
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings materials available — full Q4 2025 call transcript and presentation have been published for investor review; useful for drilling into segment-level detail but not a directional catalyst by itself. Seeking Alpha Yahoo Finance
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts remain cautious: Bank of America raised its target to $71 but kept a neutral rating (minimal implied upside). That tempers the bullish momentum from higher targets. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Operational results missed consensus: Q4 EPS came in at $0.83 vs. $0.87 expected and revenue of ~$5.12B was slightly below estimates — the earnings miss is the primary near-term negative pressure on the share price. Zacks
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed analyst views persist — UBS assigned a “hold,” which indicates some investors and brokers are reserving judgment despite the positive catalysts. Globe & Mail

Nutrien Company Profile

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.