Nutrien Ltd. (NTR) Delivers Portfolio Simplification and Growth Focus After Strong 2025 Rally

Nutrien Ltd (NYSE:NTR) is one of the best fertilizer stocks to invest in. On December 18, analysts at Mizuho raised Nutrien Ltd’s (NYSE:NTR) price target to $65 from $61 while reiterating a Neutral rating. The stock has rallied about 36% in 2025.

Following the impressive run, Nutrien Ltd also completed the sale of its 50% equity position in Argentina-based nitrogen producer Profertil S.A. to Adecoagro S.A. and Asociacion de Cooperativas Argentinas Coop Ltd on December 10. The $600 million divestment represents an essential step in the company’s push to streamline its portfolio.

“Closing the sale of our equity stake in Profertil demonstrates continued progress towards simplifying our portfolio, enhancing earnings quality, and improving cash conversion,” said Ken Seitz, Nutrien’s President and CEO. “We intend to allocate the proceeds towards capital allocation priorities that support our ability to grow free cash flow per share over the long term, including targeted growth investments, share repurchases and debt reduction.”

Since the fourth quarter of 2024, Nutrien has generated $900 million in gross proceeds from asset sales that focused on agricultural inputs. The company plans to use the net proceeds from the sale to fund capital priorities, including growth investments, share repurchases, and debt reduction.

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) is the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services, involved in the entire agricultural value chain. It produces potash, nitrogen, and phosphate fertilizers (upstream), distributes them globally (midstream), and sells them directly to farmers.

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