FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the sixteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twelve have issued a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $24.9231.

Several analysts have recently commented on FMC shares. Bank of America reduced their price target on FMC from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FMC in a report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of FMC from $43.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of FMC from $43.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Barclays downgraded shares of FMC from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $16.00 to $13.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 9th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director John Mitchell Raines acquired 7,000 shares of FMC stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $13.77 per share, with a total value of $96,390.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 13,784 shares in the company, valued at $189,805.68. This trade represents a 103.18% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of FMC by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,291 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $380,000 after buying an additional 442 shares in the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in FMC by 180.1% during the second quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 815 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 524 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FMC by 16.7% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,956 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $207,000 after purchasing an additional 711 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its position in shares of FMC by 5.0% in the third quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 21,279 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $716,000 after purchasing an additional 1,009 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in shares of FMC by 0.5% in the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 293,690 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $9,877,000 after purchasing an additional 1,406 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

Key FMC News

Here are the key news stories impacting FMC this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup raised its price target on FMC from $14 to $16 (maintaining a “neutral” rating). The upward revision reduces downside vs. prior guidance and likely supported short-term buying interest. Citigroup raises price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Company announced its 2026 Annual Meeting will be a webcast on April 28, with a Feb. 27 record date — routine governance update with no direct financial impact. FMC Annual Meeting announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Benzinga published an analyst-roundup summarizing current coverage of FMC, which consolidates mixed views and price targets — useful for sentiment but not a single catalyst. Where FMC Stands With Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: A German tech article refers to an entity called “FMC” working on a semiconductor plant near Magdeburg — likely a different company using the same initials, so this is probably name-confusion rather than news for FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC). Memory chip company FMC keeps working on semiconductor plant
• Negative Sentiment: RBC cut its price target on FMC from $17 to $16 and kept a “sector perform” rating — a downward revision that may cap upside near-term and offsets bullish pressure from the Citigroup move. RBC cuts price target on FMC
• Neutral Sentiment: Several India-market stories reference large FII outflows and commentary on the FMCG sector (fast-moving consumer goods) — these are sector-level headlines and not about FMC Corporation (agrochemicals/specialty chemicals). They may create broader risk-off sentiment but are not company-specific. FII selloff hits FMCG

FMC Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FMC opened at $16.03 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $13.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $27.03. FMC has a 1-year low of $12.17 and a 1-year 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. The company has a market cap of $2.00 billion, a PE ratio of -3.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.65.

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

FMC Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is currently -7.55%.

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.