Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI Makes New $1.44 Million Investment in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Key Points

• Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI acquired 18,864 ADM shares worth approximately $1.44 million, while institutional investors collectively own 78.28% of the company.
• ADM reported quarterly EPS of $1.84, beating estimates of $1.49, with revenue of $22.68 billion—up 7.2% year over year but slightly below expectations.
• ADM declared a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, equivalent to $2.08 annually and a 2.5% yield. Analyst sentiment remains mixed, with a consensus “Hold” rating and a $79.67 target price.

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI purchased a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 18,864 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,441,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ADM. Norges Bank bought a new position in Archer Daniels Midland during the fourth quarter valued at about $402,743,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 3,379.2% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 5,761,397 shares of the company's stock worth $316,525,000 after acquiring an additional 5,595,801 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 831.3% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,592,030 shares of the company's stock valued at $321,486,000 after acquiring an additional 4,991,550 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland during the 2nd quarter valued at about $257,394,000. Finally, Dodge & Cox grew its stake 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 purchasing an additional 2,016,101 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.28% of the company's stock.

Archer Daniels Midland Trading Up 1.5%

Archer Daniels Midland stock opened at $82.54 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $79.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.10. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 52 week low of $55.58 and a 52 week high of $88.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.61 and a beta of 0.62.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $22.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. The company's 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. Research analysts forecast that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 5.46 EPS for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on ADM. Barclays increased their target price on shares of 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. Zacks Research raised Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group increased 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. Weiss Ratings raised Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Archer Daniels Midland from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday. 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, Archer Daniels Midland currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus 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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