Chancellor Financial Group WB LP Buys Shares of 13,535 Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Key Points

• Chancellor Financial Group WB LP initiated a position in Archer Daniels Midland by purchasing 13,535 shares valued at approximately $1.03 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 78.28% of ADM.
• ADM reported quarterly EPS of $1.84, beating estimates of $1.49, while revenue rose 7.2% year over year to $22.68 billion. The company guided to fiscal 2026 EPS of $5.15–$5.60.
• ADM declared a quarterly dividend of $0.52, equivalent to $2.08 annually and a 2.5% yield. Despite some upgraded ratings, analysts’ average rating remains Hold, with an average price target of $79.67.

Chancellor Financial Group WB LP bought a new position in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 13,535 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,034,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 59,180,117 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,402,265,000 after purchasing an additional 536,265 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,409,089,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 18,829,140 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,082,487,000 after acquiring an additional 449,815 shares during the period. Dodge & Cox raised its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 17,084,645 shares of the company's stock worth $982,196,000 after buying an additional 2,016,101 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,628,065 shares of the company's stock worth $723,175,000 after acquiring an additional 109,556 shares in the last quarter. 78.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of ADM opened at $82.54 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $39.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.61 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.39. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 52 week low of $55.58 and a 52 week high of $88.46. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $79.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.10.

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 (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 the consensus estimate of $22.75 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.93 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter 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 forecast that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 5.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Investors 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 56.99%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on ADM. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday. Zacks Research raised Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $74.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Archer Daniels Midland from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price 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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