Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM Stock Acquired by Asset Management One Co. Ltd.

Key Points

• Asset Management One increased its ADM stake by 15% in the third quarter, acquiring 30,076 additional shares for a total holding of 230,680 shares valued at approximately $18.3 million. Institutional investors collectively own 78.28% of the company.
• Analysts maintain a generally cautious outlook, with a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of $81.75. Ratings include two Buys, seven Holds and two Sells.
• ADM reported quarterly earnings of $1.84 per share, exceeding estimates of $1.49, while revenue reached $22.68 billion. The company also pays a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, equivalent to a 2.7% annualized yield.

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Free Report) by 15.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 230,680 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 30,076 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Archer Daniels Midland were worth $18,311,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ADM. Latitude Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Center for Financial Planning Inc. raised its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 49.7% during the 3rd quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 949 shares of the company's stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 315 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 19,841 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,575,000 after buying an additional 1,556 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,339 shares of the company's stock valued at $980,000 after acquiring an additional 1,033 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 9.6% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 19,186 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,523,000 after acquiring an additional 1,686 shares during the last quarter. 78.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ADM has been the topic of several analyst reports. Zacks Research cut Archer Daniels Midland from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered Archer Daniels Midland from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays lifted their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $77.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, William Blair assumed coverage on Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Tuesday, September 15th. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Archer Daniels Midland has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $81.75.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Performance

Shares of Archer Daniels Midland stock opened at $76.26 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $36.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.64. 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 Company has a 12 month low of $55.58 and a 12 month high of $88.75. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $81.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $76.31.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.35. Archer Daniels Midland had a return on equity of 9.21% and a net margin of 2.16%. The firm had revenue of $22.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $22.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.600 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 5.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Archer Daniels Midland Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th were paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Archer Daniels Midland's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 56.99%.

Archer Daniels Midland Company Profile

Archer Daniels Midland Company NYSE: ADM is a global agricultural origination and processing company. Founded in 1902, ADM connects farmers and producers with markets worldwide by sourcing, transporting, storing and processing crops and other agricultural commodities.

The company processes oilseeds, corn, wheat and other crops into ingredients and products used in food and beverages, animal nutrition, renewable fuels and industrial applications. Its offerings include vegetable oils, protein meals, sweeteners, starches, flour, food ingredients, animal feed ingredients and biofuels, as well as specialty ingredients developed through its nutrition businesses.

ADM operates an integrated network of agricultural facilities, processing plants, transportation assets and commercial offices serving customers across North America, South America, Europe, Asia and other international markets.

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