Van ECK Associates Corp Buys 1,039,358 Shares of Nutrien Ltd. $NTR

Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) by 44.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,360,919 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,039,358 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp owned 0.70% of Nutrien worth $211,574,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 6,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $409,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC lifted its position in Nutrien by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC now owns 9,032 shares of the company’s stock worth $557,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise boosted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 15.9% during the first quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 1,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the period. Gould Asset Management LLC CA boosted its holdings in shares of Nutrien by 4.4% during the first quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 3,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $297,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Nutrien by 21.8% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. 63.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Nutrien News

Here are the key news stories impacting Nutrien this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its FY2027 EPS estimate to $4.38 from $3.66, a substantial improvement that suggests stronger expected profitability. The firm also lifted estimates for Q2 2027, Q4 2027, FY2026, FY2028, Q1 2027, Q3 2027, Q4 2026 and Q2 2028. Collectively, the revisions point to improving longer-term earnings expectations.
• Positive Sentiment: An investor article emphasizes the appeal of not missing another year of Nutrien’s dividend income, which may reinforce the stock’s attraction to income-oriented investors. You’ve Already Missed a Year of Dividends: Here’s Why I Wouldn’t Miss Another
• Neutral Sentiment: Nutrien’s estimated current-year EPS remains below the broader consensus at $4.71 versus $4.95, while FY2027 and FY2028 estimates are $4.38 and $4.23, respectively. This indicates improving expectations but not an across-the-board bullish outlook.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research reduced its Q3 2026 EPS estimate to $0.78 from $0.92 and its Q1 2028 estimate to $0.63 from $0.76. These cuts signal potential near-term earnings pressure and could limit the stock’s upside.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NTR has been the subject of several research reports. Mizuho dropped their price target on Nutrien from $77.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Raymond James Financial raised Nutrien from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $74.00 to $90.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on Nutrien from $82.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Nutrien from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a $80.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Nutrien from $81.00 to $78.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $81.58.

Nutrien Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NTR opened at $73.64 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $67.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $70.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.23 billion, a PE ratio of 14.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 0.86. Nutrien Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $53.03 and a fifty-two week high of $85.36.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $2.61 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.70 by ($0.09). Nutrien had a return on equity of 8.88% and a net margin of 8.44%.The company had revenue of $10.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.65 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Nutrien Ltd. will post 4.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 29th will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 29th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 44.53%.

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.