Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a “Hold” consensus on Archer Daniels Midland, with five hold ratings, one sell, one buy, and one strong buy. The average 12-month price target is approximately $79.67.
• ADM reported quarterly EPS of $1.84, beating the $1.49 consensus estimate, while revenue reached $22.68 billion and rose 7.2% year over year. The company provided fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $5.15–$5.60.
• ADM declared a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, equivalent to $2.08 annually and a 2.6% yield. Institutional investors own approximately 78.28% of the company’s shares.

Shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the eight analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $79.6667.

Several brokerages have issued reports on ADM. UBS Group boosted their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Morgan Stanley raised Archer Daniels Midland from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $60.00 to $79.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $74.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th.

Archer Daniels Midland Price Performance

Archer Daniels Midland stock opened at $80.34 on Tuesday. Archer Daniels Midland has a 12-month low of $55.58 and a 12-month high of $88.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $79.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $74.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.72 billion, a PE ratio of 22.01 and a beta of 0.62.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.35. The company had revenue of $22.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.75 billion. Archer Daniels Midland had a net margin of 2.16% and a return on equity of 9.21%. The firm's revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.600 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Archer Daniels Midland will post 5.46 EPS for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be paid a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. Archer Daniels Midland's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 56.99%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Archer Daniels Midland

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland during the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. OP Asset Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new position in Archer Daniels Midland in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Sankala Group LLC purchased a new position in Archer Daniels Midland during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. 78.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Archer Daniels Midland Company Profile

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.

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