18,457 Shares in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM Bought by Inceptionr LLC

Key Points

• Inceptionr LLC purchased a new stake of 18,457 shares in Archer Daniels Midland valued at approximately $1.103 million in the third quarter, according to ADM’s latest 13F filing.
• Other big institutional moves include new positions from Dodge & Cox and Norges Bank and a massive increase by Pacer Advisors, leaving institutions owning about 78.28% of ADM’s stock.
• ADM beat quarterly EPS estimates ($0.87 vs. $0.80) but saw revenue decline 13.7%; the company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.52 (3.1% yield), while analysts’ consensus rating is Reduce with an average target of $58.00.

Inceptionr LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 18,457 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,103,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ADM. Dodge & Cox acquired a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland during the second quarter valued at about $345,689,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the 2nd quarter worth about $340,247,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 8,609.3% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 4,405,427 shares of the company's stock valued at $263,180,000 after acquiring an additional 4,354,844 shares in the last quarter. Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich acquired a new position in Archer Daniels Midland during the 3rd quarter valued at about $61,290,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 18,076,118 shares of the company's stock valued at $954,058,000 after purchasing an additional 620,794 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.28% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on ADM shares. Morgan Stanley downgraded Archer Daniels Midland from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $57.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and set a $63.00 target price on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research upgraded Archer Daniels Midland from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research note on Monday, December 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Archer Daniels Midland presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $58.00.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Up 0.7%

ADM opened at $67.90 on Tuesday. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a twelve month low of $40.98 and a twelve month high of $70.48. The company's 50-day moving average price is $65.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $62.31. The stock has a market cap of $32.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.59, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

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

Archer Daniels Midland Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be 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 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. Archer Daniels Midland's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 93.69%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Archer Daniels Midland

In related news, SVP Jennifer L. Weber sold 25,000 shares of Archer Daniels Midland stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.04, for a total value of $1,676,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 123,668 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,290,702.72. This trade represents a 16.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director David R. Mcatee II acquired 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $64.90 per share, for a total transaction of $486,750.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 7,500 shares in the company, valued at $486,750. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

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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