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

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR) Senior Officer Mark Thompson purchased 490 shares of Nutrien stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were bought 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 acquired 45 shares of Nutrien stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$67.60 per share, with a total value of C$3,042.00.
• On Wednesday, September 25th, Mark Thompson bought 3,155 shares of Nutrien stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost 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 stock was purchased at an average cost of C$64.49 per share, with a total value of C$216,041.50.
• On Tuesday, August 20th, Mark Thompson acquired 3,500 shares of Nutrien stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$64.00 per share, with a total value of C$224,000.00.

Nutrien Stock Performance

NTR traded down C$1.19 on Monday, hitting C$63.91. 1,221,304 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,523,993. The firm has a market cap of C$31.62 billion, a PE ratio of 29.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.95. Nutrien Ltd. has a twelve month low of C$60.74 and a twelve month high of C$83.14. The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$65.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$69.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.14.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.38%. Nutrien’s payout ratio is currently 132.13%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.