The stock of Nutrien Ltd (NTR) has gone up by 1.65% for the week, with a 1.05% rise in the past month and a 0.93% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.31%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.55% for NTR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.08% for NTR stock, with a simple moving average of 8.31% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Nutrien Ltd (NYSE: NTR) Right Now?
Nutrien Ltd (NYSE: NTR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 38.95x compared to its average ratio. NTR has 36-month beta value of 0.78. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for NTR is 488.24M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.39% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of NTR on April 24, 2025 was 2.44M shares.
NTR) stock’s latest price update
Nutrien Ltd (NYSE: NTR)’s stock price has plunge by -0.73relation to previous closing price of 53.47. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 1.65% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-16 that NTR benefits from higher demand for fertilizers, efforts to expand its footprint through acquisitions and actions to reduce costs.
Analysts’ Opinion of NTR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NTR stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for NTR by listing it as a “Sell.” The predicted price for NTR in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $53 based on the research report published on March 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NTR reach a price target of $56, previously predicting the price at $55. The rating they have provided for NTR stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on January 21st, 2025.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to NTR, setting the target price at $58 in the report published on January 13th of the current year.
NTR Trading at 3.88% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NTR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.80% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.31%, as shares surge +5.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.12% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NTR rose by +1.65%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $50.52. In addition, Nutrien Ltd saw 18.61% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for NTR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Nutrien Ltd stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 2.72, with 1.29 for asset returns.
Based on Nutrien Ltd (NTR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.27. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.52. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.79.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.94 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.78for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.5. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.15.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Nutrien Ltd (NTR) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
