Procyon Advisors LLC Acquires 25,048 Shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Procyon Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) by 174.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 39,442 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 25,048 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC’s holdings in Archer Daniels Midland were worth $2,268,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,085 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 12,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $758,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 1.6% in the third quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 12,897 shares of the company’s stock worth $770,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the period. Caldwell Trust Co increased its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 44.7% in the third quarter. Caldwell Trust Co now owns 647 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 0.3% in the third quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 69,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,140,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.28% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on ADM. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $63.00 price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Zacks Research raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $57.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $58.00.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Performance

Archer Daniels Midland stock opened at $66.03 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market cap of $31.77 billion, a PE ratio of 29.74, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 0.68. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 12-month low of $40.98 and a 12-month high of $73.72. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $67.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $62.79.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $18.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.03 billion. Archer Daniels Midland had a net margin of 1.34% and a return on equity of 7.39%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 13.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.14 EPS. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-4.250 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Archer Daniels Midland Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th were given a $0.52 dividend. This is an increase from Archer Daniels Midland’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 17th. Archer Daniels Midland’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 93.69%.

Key Stories Impacting Archer Daniels Midland

Here are the key news stories impacting Archer Daniels Midland this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ADM is executing cost-savings and portfolio repositioning: management is sharpening structure, expanding alternative proteins and starches, lifting Flavors margins and investing in digital/biosolutions — moves Zacks says should support long-term higher-value growth. Will Archer Daniels’ Strategic Moves & Cost Savings Aid Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: Governance/ethics recognition: ADM was named a global ethics leader for the seventh consecutive year — a reputational positive that can reduce stakeholder risk and support premium customer/partner relationships. Archer-Daniels-Midland Recognized for Seventh Consecutive Year as a Global Ethics Leader
• Positive Sentiment: Options activity: there was an unusually large spike in call buying (~19,672 calls), signaling that some traders are positioning for a rebound or event-driven upside in ADM shares (short-term bullish signal).
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector outlooks (Zacks/Yahoo) highlight ADM alongside peers as positioned to benefit from long-term demand for sustainable food and ag innovation, but note near-term cost pressures — a structural positive tempered by cyclical risk. Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: ADM appears in agtech/food-innovation stock lists as a company shifting away from pure commodity exposure toward higher-margin, technology-driven products — supports a medium-term re-rating if execution holds. 5 Agriculture Operations Stocks to Watch
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term headwinds: a recent article grouping ADM with Bunge and others noted broad sector selling and ADM trading down, reflecting investor concern about commodity cycles and margin pressure. Archer-Daniels-Midland, Bunge Global, and Vital Farms stocks trade down
• Negative Sentiment: Industry margin pressures and trade-related volatility are highlighted across multiple write-ups; revenue softness in ADM’s latest quarter and ongoing cost volatility increase near-term execution risk. 5 Agriculture Operations Stocks to Watch Despite Trade-Related Challenges

Insider Activity at Archer Daniels Midland

In other news, SVP Jennifer L. Weber sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.04, for a total transaction of $1,676,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 123,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,290,702.72. This represents a 16.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ian R. Pinner sold 34,106 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.53, for a total value of $2,439,602.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 90,676 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,486,054.28. The trade was a 27.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 109,106 shares of company stock worth $7,539,602. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

About Archer Daniels Midland

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is a global agricultural processor and food-ingredient provider that sources, transports and processes oilseeds, corn, wheat and other agricultural commodities. The company operates large-scale crushing, refining and processing facilities that produce vegetable oils, protein meals, corn sweeteners, starches, ethanol, animal feeds and a wide range of food and industrial ingredients. ADM also develops specialty ingredients and solutions for human and animal nutrition, food and beverage formulation, and industrial applications such as bio-based materials and renewable fuels.

ADM’s business combines commodity origination and merchandising with downstream manufacturing and ingredient formulation.