Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) Senior Officer Buys C$31,355.10 in Stock

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) Senior Officer Mark Thompson bought 490 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$63.99 per share, with a total value of C$31,355.10.

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

• On Friday, November 8th, Mark Thompson purchased 45 shares of Nutrien stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$67.60 per share, for a total transaction of C$3,042.00.
• On Wednesday, September 25th, Mark Thompson acquired 3,155 shares of Nutrien stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$63.79 per share, with a total value of C$201,257.45.
• On Wednesday, August 28th, Mark Thompson bought 3,350 shares of Nutrien stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$64.49 per share, for a total transaction of C$216,041.50.
• On Tuesday, August 20th, Mark Thompson purchased 3,500 shares of Nutrien stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$64.00 per share, with a total value of C$224,000.00.

Nutrien Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of TSE NTR opened at C$64.17 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of C$65.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$69.07. The company has a market capitalization of C$31.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.95. Nutrien Ltd. has a 1 year low of C$60.74 and a 1 year high of C$83.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.14, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.65.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be issued a $0.54 dividend. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.37%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Nutrien’s payout ratio is 132.13%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on NTR. UBS Group cut Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Hsbc Global Res raised Nutrien to a “moderate sell” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$64.50.

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.