Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Raises Stock Position in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Free Report) by 6.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 353,377 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 22,160 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.07% of Archer Daniels Midland worth $16,966,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. S.A. Mason LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland during the first quarter valued at about $25,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. ORG Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 297.2% during the first quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 699 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 523 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland during the first quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC increased its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 43.4% during the first quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 783 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. 78.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of ADM stock traded down $0.56 during trading on Monday, reaching $54.79. The company's stock had a trading volume of 457,323 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,998,042. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The company has a market capitalization of $26.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.69. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $51.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.26. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 1-year low of $40.98 and a 1-year high of $64.24.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.01. Archer Daniels Midland had a net margin of 1.63% and a return on equity of 8.71%. The company had revenue of $20.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $22.05 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.46 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.31 EPS for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 21st were issued a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.72%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 21st. Archer Daniels Midland's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.86%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on ADM shares. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Bank of America cut shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their price target for the company from $47.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $55.00 to $60.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Archer Daniels Midland presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $52.25.

About Archer Daniels Midland

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company engages in the procurement, transportation, storage, processing, and merchandising of agricultural commodities, ingredients, flavors, and solutions in the United States, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Ag Services and Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Nutrition.