--- title: "Weekly Recap | Nutrien -1.73%, most brokers rate it buy" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/299513105.md" description: "Nutrien (NTR) pulled back 1.73% this week to close at $77.09, underperforming the S&P 500 by roughly 1.65 percentage points. Trading was choppy: the stock opened the week down to $76.800 on Monday before bouncing to $78.720 on Tuesday, then spent Wednesday and Thursday between $77.190 and $79.313, only to slip back to $77.090 on Friday. The week’s range ran from $76.735 to $79.36, a spread of about 3.33%." datetime: "2026-09-19T06:28:34.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/299513105.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299513105.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/299513105.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Nutrien -1.73%, most brokers rate it buy ## The Week Nutrien (NTR) pulled back 1.73% this week to close at $77.09, underperforming the S&P 500 by roughly 1.65 percentage points. Trading was choppy: the stock opened the week down to $76.800 on Monday before bouncing to $78.720 on Tuesday, then spent Wednesday and Thursday between $77.190 and $79.313, only to slip back to $77.090 on Friday. The week’s range ran from $76.735 to $79.36, a spread of about 3.33%. ## Key Events The week’s narrative centred on second-quarter resource earnings and broader market divergence. Several reports on Tuesday noted that resource stocks delivered strong earnings amid broad restructuring, while tech and energy leaders highlighted diverging sector trends across US equities. Fringe parts of the market showed signs of divergence, short positioning and a tilt towards physical hedges. On Friday, RBC Capital reiterated its Outperform rating on Nutrien with an $85 price target, the most company-specific item of the week. ## Analyst Ratings A total of 25 brokers cover Nutrien: 8 rate it buy, 7 overweight, 8 hold, and 2 sell, with no underweight or no-opinion ratings. The consensus rating is buy, and the consensus target price sits at $76.90333, about 0.24% below the latest close. Target prices range from $59 to $90, a fairly wide spread that points to disagreement over valuation. Nutrien ranks first within its industry group, ahead of the industry mean of 11 and median of 8. ## The Week Ahead The US Richmond Fed composite index is due on Tuesday, with a prior reading of 4. Wednesday brings EIA weekly crude and Cushing crude inventory data, with prior prints of -0.64 and -0.342 respectively. Thursday’s calendar includes initial jobless claims, the current account balance, new home sales and EIA natural gas storage. On the company side, Nutrien’s Q3 FY2026 earnings are scheduled for Thursday, 5 November after the close, with analysts estimating EPS of $0.9766 and revenue of $5.673 billion. ## In Short Nutrien slipped modestly this week while the broker picture stayed constructive, with buy and overweight ratings totalling 15 out of 25 and a top industry ranking. At the same time, the consensus target sits slightly below spot, and the wide target range suggests brokers are split on valuation. The stock trades at roughly 15.5x P/E and 1.42x book, with a dividend yield near 2.84%. The latest session’s flow data showed large and medium orders as net inflows, though direction needs more sessions to confirm. The next test is whether macro data shifts sector sentiment and whether the November Q3 report offers a clearer signal. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [NTR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NTR.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Nutrien (TSX:NTR) Faces Fertilizer Cost Pressure Following Industry Commentary Is It Fully Valued](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300832685.md) - [Nutrien Ltd. $NTR Shares Acquired by Engineers Gate Manager LP](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298825367.md) - [Nutrien Ltd. $NTR Shares Acquired by Cidel Asset Management Inc.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298447087.md) - [Western Digital vs. Sandisk: The Better Way to Play the Hard-Drive Side of the AI Storage Boom](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300870855.md) - [Greg Abel-Led Berkshire Hathaway Owns 3 Consumer Stocks. Here's the One I'd Buy First.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300873098.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**