As reported earlier, BMO Capital analyst Joel Jackson upgraded Nutrien to Outperform from Sector Perform while keeping his $55 price target. The analyst is positive on the Fertilizer sector as an "attractive shelter in broader materials space", having "lower economic sensitivity" and little likelihood of crop prices falling below challenged multi-year ranges. Jackson adds that Nutrien stands out in the group given its "safer diversified portfolio, stable Canadian investor base, lower commodity price sensitivity, strong balance sheet, and large amount of capital to redeploy."