Abacus FCF Advisors LLC Purchases New Shares in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Key Points

• Abacus FCF Advisors purchased 103,898 shares of Archer Daniels Midland worth approximately $7.94 million, representing about 1.5% of its portfolio. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 78.28% of ADM.
• ADM reported quarterly EPS of $1.84, beating consensus estimates of $1.49, while revenue rose 7.2% year over year to $22.68 billion. The company provided full-year 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. Despite some analyst upgrades and higher price targets, the stock carries a consensus “Hold” rating with a $79.67 price target.

Abacus FCF Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 103,898 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,938,000. Archer Daniels Midland makes up approximately 1.5% of Abacus FCF Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. OP Asset Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Sankala Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.28% of the company's stock.

Archer Daniels Midland Trading Down 2.0%

NYSE ADM opened at $80.80 on Thursday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $79.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $75.19. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 12 month low of $55.58 and a 12 month high of $88.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.94 billion, a PE ratio of 22.14 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.35. Archer Daniels Midland had a net margin of 2.16% and a return on equity of 9.21%. The firm had revenue of $22.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. The company's revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.600 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 5.46 EPS for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $0.52 per share. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. Archer Daniels Midland's dividend payout ratio is 56.99%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 15th. UBS Group increased their price target on Archer Daniels Midland from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 15th. Barclays raised their price objective on Archer Daniels Midland from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Archer Daniels Midland currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $79.67.

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.

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