FMC (NYSE:FMC) Rating Increased to Hold at Wall Street Zen

FMC (NYSE:FMC) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Sunday.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on FMC. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of FMC in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Zacks Research lowered FMC from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Barclays cut FMC from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $16.00 to $13.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Bank of America decreased their target price on FMC from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on FMC from $17.00 to $15.50 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, FMC has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $19.59.

FMC Stock Performance

Shares of FMC opened at $17.72 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. FMC has a 52 week low of $12.17 and a 52 week high of $44.78. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $15.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $18.21. The stock has a market cap 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.

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

Insider Activity at FMC

In other FMC news, Director Michael F. Barry bought 18,072 shares of FMC stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $13.83 per share, for a total transaction of $249,935.76. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 19,634 shares in the company, valued at approximately $271,538.22. This represents a 1,156.98% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.82% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Armistice Capital LLC purchased a new position in FMC in the third quarter worth about $204,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in FMC by 201.2% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,076 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $212,000 after purchasing an additional 3,391 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in FMC during the third quarter valued at approximately $267,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake 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 valued at $380,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FMC by 26.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 18,173 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $611,000 after purchasing an additional 3,749 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

FMC Company Profile

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.