Analysts Issue Forecasts for FMC’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:FMC)

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for FMC in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.71 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.78. The consensus estimate for FMC’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.14. FMC had a return on equity of 9.67% and a net margin of 8.03%.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of FMC from $70.00 to $46.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of FMC from $55.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered FMC from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $78.00 to $47.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Barclays decreased their price objective on FMC from $65.00 to $48.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Mizuho set a $46.00 target price on FMC in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $48.69.

FMC Stock Performance

NYSE FMC opened at $39.32 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.91 billion, a PE ratio of 14.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.83. FMC has a 1-year low of $32.83 and a 1-year high of $68.72. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $39.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.24.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FMC

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FMC. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in FMC by 66.6% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,006 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 402 shares in the last quarter. Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc. lifted its stake in shares of FMC by 2,991.7% during the 1st quarter. Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc. now owns 224,300 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $9,463,000 after purchasing an additional 217,045 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in FMC by 32.3% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 29,451 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,243,000 after purchasing an additional 7,189 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its stake in FMC by 25.9% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 12,872 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $543,000 after purchasing an additional 2,645 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in FMC in the first quarter worth about $1,488,000. 91.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at FMC

In other news, insider Ronaldo Pereira purchased 5,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $35.77 per share, for a total transaction of $200,312.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now owns 48,837 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,746,899.49. This represents a 12.95 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Carol Anthony Davidson acquired 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $37.33 per share, with a total value of $223,980.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 6,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $223,980. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

FMC Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $0.58 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.90%. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is currently 85.29%.

About FMC

FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, provides crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management products. It develops, markets, and sells crop protection chemicals that includes insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides; and biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment products, which are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a range of insects, weeds, and diseases, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control.