FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Receives $15.71 Average PT from Brokerages

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) has received a consensus rating of “Reduce” from the fourteen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $15.7083.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of FMC from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 22nd. BMO Capital Markets set a $14.00 target price on shares of FMC in a research note on Friday, July 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of FMC in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of FMC from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of FMC from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, July 5th.

FMC Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE:FMC opened at $11.22 on Friday. FMC has a 52 week low of $10.56 and a 52 week high of $43.97. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $12.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.56 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The basic materials company reported ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.39) by $0.16. FMC had a positive return on equity of 10.53% and a negative net margin of 72.93%.The company had revenue of $762.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $745.42 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.18 EPS. FMC’s revenue was down 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. FMC has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.160-0.260 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that FMC will post 1.63 EPS for the current year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is currently -1.60%.

Institutional Trading of FMC

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FMC. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of FMC by 104.9% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 200,326 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,779,000 after purchasing an additional 102,545 shares in the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new stake in FMC during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,401,000. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in FMC by 217.2% during the 4th quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 63,647 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $883,000 after purchasing an additional 43,582 shares in the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its holdings in FMC by 67.1% in the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 58,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $667,000 after buying an additional 23,300 shares during the period. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury raised its holdings 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 valued at $2,401,000 after buying an additional 17,878 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

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.