Mark Thompson Buys 500 Shares of Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) Stock

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) Senior Officer Mark Thompson purchased 500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 25th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$72.61 per share, with a total value of C$36,305.00.

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

• On Monday, March 3rd, Mark Thompson bought 1,350 shares of Nutrien stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$71.89 per share, for a total transaction of C$97,051.50.

Nutrien Price Performance

NTR stock opened at C$72.12 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of C$24.83 billion, a PE ratio of 33.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.10. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$74.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$68.86. Nutrien Ltd. has a 12-month low of C$60.74 and a 12-month high of C$83.14.

Nutrien Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.545 per share. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.02%. This is an increase from Nutrien’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.54. Nutrien’s dividend payout ratio is 137.48%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NTR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Raymond James raised Nutrien from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Barclays lowered Nutrien from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Piper Sandler raised shares of Nutrien from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Nutrien to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Nutrien has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$59.00.

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.