SG Americas Securities LLC Acquires 102,545 Shares of FMC Corporation $FMC

SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) by 104.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 200,326 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 102,545 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC owned about 0.16% of FMC worth $2,779,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA purchased a new stake in FMC in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,245,000. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. increased its stake in shares of FMC by 60.7% during the third quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 140,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,708,000 after buying an additional 52,900 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in shares of FMC by 6.3% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 728,716 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $24,514,000 after acquiring an additional 43,275 shares in the last quarter. Dearborn Partners LLC purchased a new stake in FMC in the third quarter worth $747,000. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury lifted its stake in FMC by 45.1% in the second quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 57,504 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,401,000 after acquiring an additional 17,878 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on FMC shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of FMC from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 28th. Barclays cut shares of FMC from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $16.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group set a $14.00 price target on shares of FMC in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of FMC from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, FMC presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $19.59.

Insider Activity

In other FMC news, Director Michael F. Barry bought 18,072 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $13.83 per share, for a total transaction of $249,935.76. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 19,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $271,538.22. This trade represents a 1,156.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

FMC Stock Performance

Shares of FMC stock opened at $17.72 on Friday. FMC Corporation has a 12 month low of $12.17 and a 12 month high of $44.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -0.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $18.35.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last released its 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). FMC had a positive return on equity of 10.10% and a negative net margin of 64.57%.The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.15 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.79 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. FMC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.440–0.320 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that FMC Corporation will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FMC Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. FMC’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -1.79%.

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.