FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Receives $26.46 Consensus PT from Analysts

Shares of FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the sixteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $26.4615.

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on FMC shares. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of FMC from $43.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of FMC from $30.00 to $24.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Bank of America upgraded FMC from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the company from $37.00 to $33.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FMC in a research report on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on FMC from $33.00 to $17.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 31st.

Insider Activity at FMC

In other news, Director John Mitchell Raines purchased 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The shares were bought at an average price of $13.77 per share, with a total value of $96,390.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 13,784 shares in the company, valued at $189,805.68. This trade represents a 103.18% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new position in FMC in the 1st quarter worth $74,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of FMC by 116.3% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,441 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $441,000 after purchasing an additional 5,614 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank grew its position in shares of FMC by 44.7% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 63,689 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,687,000 after purchasing an additional 19,671 shares during the last quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of FMC in the first quarter worth about $346,000. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP lifted its position in shares of FMC by 35.8% during the 1st quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 124,886 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $5,269,000 after purchasing an additional 32,922 shares during the last quarter. 91.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

FMC Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of FMC stock opened at $13.86 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.27, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.65. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $15.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.01. FMC has a 52-week low of $12.17 and a 52-week high of $57.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.05.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The basic materials company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $542.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.08 billion. FMC had a negative net margin of 14.81% and a positive return on equity of 10.40%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 49.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.69 earnings per share. FMC has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.140-1.360 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 2.920-3.140 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that FMC will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FMC Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is presently -54.72%.

About FMC

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company specializing in the development, manufacture and marketing of crop protection products. Its portfolio includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and plant nutrition solutions designed to enhance crop yield, quality and sustainability. In addition to core crop protection, FMC delivers solutions for turf management and pest control in urban and industrial environments.

Founded in 1883 as the Bean Spray Pump Company and later known as Food Machinery Corporation, the business adopted the FMC name in 1948 and has since evolved through strategic acquisitions and divestitures.