Nutrien expects stronger potash sales

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NUTRIEN LTD. $64 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol NTR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares o/s: 494.6 million; Market cap: $35.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.nutrien.com) is the world’s largest producer of agricultural fertilizers, including potash, nitrogen and phosphate. It ships about 26 million tonnes annually. Nutrien also sells seeds, fertilizers and agricultural products to farmers through some 2,000 stores spread across the Western Hemisphere and Australia. Thanks to new contracts with China and India, Nutrien expects 2024 potash sales volumes will range between 13.2 million tonnes and 13.8 million tonnes; that’s up from its previous forecast of 13.0 million tonnes to 13.8 million tonnes. At the same time, the company aims to cut $200 million U.S. from its annual costs by the end of 2026. The stock trades at an attractive 12.5 times the company’s projected 2024 earnings of $3.80 U.S. a share. The $2.16 U.S. dividend looks safe, and yields a high 4.5%. Nutrien is a..