FMC (NYSE:FMC) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

FMC (NYSE:FMC) was downgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report released on Saturday.

FMC has been the subject of a number of other research reports. 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 research report on Thursday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group set a $14.00 target price on FMC in a report on Friday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on FMC from $17.00 to $15.50 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FMC in a report on Monday, December 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $19.59.

FMC Stock Performance

FMC stock opened at $15.74 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The company has a market capitalization of $1.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.66. FMC has a 12 month low of $12.17 and a 12 month high of $44.78. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $14.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.05.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. FMC had a negative net margin of 64.57% and a positive return on equity of 10.10%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.79 EPS. FMC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.440–0.320 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that FMC will post 3.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at FMC

In other FMC news, Director Michael F. Barry acquired 18,072 shares of FMC stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $13.83 per share, with a total value of $249,935.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 19,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $271,538.22. The trade was a 1,156.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FMC

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in FMC by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,291 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $380,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its holdings in shares of FMC by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 21,279 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $716,000 after purchasing an additional 1,009 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers raised its position in shares of FMC by 0.5% during the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 293,690 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $9,877,000 after buying an additional 1,406 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of FMC by 201.2% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,076 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $212,000 after buying an additional 3,391 shares during the period. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of FMC by 26.0% in the third quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 18,173 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $611,000 after buying an additional 3,749 shares during the period. 91.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.