Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Boosts Holdings in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) by 7.3% to 3,734,447 shares—about 0.78% of the company—valued at roughly $223.1 million.
• ADM raised its quarterly dividend to $0.52 (from $0.51), a $2.08 annualized payout with a 3.1% yield and a high payout ratio of 93.69%.
• ADM reported Q earnings of $0.87 per share (beating the $0.80 estimate) while revenue fell 13.7% year-over-year, set FY2026 EPS guidance of 3.600–4.250, and currently carries an average analyst rating of "Reduce" with a $58 price target.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Free Report) by 7.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,734,447 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 253,562 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.78% of Archer Daniels Midland worth $223,112,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 34,617,404 shares of the company's stock worth $1,827,107,000 after purchasing an additional 223,716 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 18,076,118 shares of the company's stock valued at $954,058,000 after buying an additional 620,794 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 2.3% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,457,546 shares of the company's stock worth $654,772,000 after purchasing an additional 283,207 shares during the period. Dodge & Cox purchased a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $345,689,000. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland during the second quarter worth $340,247,000. 78.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Archer Daniels Midland

In related news, Director David R. Mcatee II bought 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $64.90 per share, for a total transaction of $486,750.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 7,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $486,750. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jennifer L. Weber sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.04, for a total transaction of $1,676,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 123,668 shares in the company, valued at $8,290,702.72. This trade represents a 16.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Archer Daniels Midland Price Performance

Shares of ADM opened at $67.41 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.37, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.68. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $65.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $62.25. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a twelve month low of $40.98 and a twelve month high of $70.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.07. Archer Daniels Midland had a net margin of 1.34% and a return on equity of 7.39%. The firm had revenue of $18.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.03 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.14 earnings per share. The company's revenue was down 13.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-4.250 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Archer Daniels Midland Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 17th. This is a positive change from Archer Daniels Midland's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. Archer Daniels Midland's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 93.69%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on ADM. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Monday, December 15th. BMO Capital Markets restated a "market perform" rating and issued a $63.00 price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Archer Daniels Midland from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered Archer Daniels Midland from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $57.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Archer Daniels Midland has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $58.00.

Archer Daniels Midland 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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