B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Has $3.15 Million Stake in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG increased its Archer Daniels Midland stake by 92.6% in the second quarter, owning 41,199 shares valued at approximately $3.15 million. Institutional investors collectively hold 78.28% of ADM’s stock.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed but has improved, with several firms upgrading ADM and raising price targets. The stock carries a consensus “Hold” rating and an average target price of $79.67.
• ADM reported quarterly EPS of $1.84, exceeding estimates of $1.49, while revenue reached $22.68 billion, up 7.2% year over year. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, equal to a 2.5% annualized yield.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG raised its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Free Report) by 92.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 41,199 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 19,806 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in Archer Daniels Midland were worth $3,147,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland during the second quarter worth $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland in the second quarter valued at $27,000. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new position in Archer Daniels Midland during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors own 78.28% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on ADM. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays boosted 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. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $79.67.

Archer Daniels Midland Trading Up 0.3%

ADM opened at $84.66 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 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 Company has a 12 month low of $55.58 and a 12 month high of $88.46. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $80.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.31.

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

Archer Daniels Midland Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be paid a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. Archer Daniels Midland's payout ratio is presently 56.99%.

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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