Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Invests $1.26 Million in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Key Points

• Focus Partners Advisor Solutions purchased 16,501 shares of Archer Daniels Midland worth approximately $1.26 million in the second quarter. Institutional investors collectively own 78.28% of ADM’s outstanding stock.
• ADM reported quarterly EPS of $1.84, exceeding estimates of $1.49, while revenue rose 7.2% year over year to $22.68 billion. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $5.15–$5.60.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed, with an average “Hold” rating and a $79.67 price target, while ADM announced a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, representing a 2.6% annualized yield.

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 16,501 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,261,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Woodline Partners LP boosted its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 40.8% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 40,429 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,941,000 after buying an additional 11,715 shares in the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 83,983 shares of the company's stock worth $4,433,000 after acquiring an additional 4,224 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 40.0% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 191,633 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,116,000 after acquiring an additional 54,746 shares during the last quarter. Glenview Trust co acquired a new position in Archer Daniels Midland in the second quarter valued at $203,000. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 2.3% during the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 223,280 shares of the company's stock worth $11,785,000 after purchasing an additional 5,051 shares during the last quarter. 78.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley upgraded Archer Daniels Midland from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $60.00 to $79.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen raised Archer Daniels Midland from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, June 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $79.67.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Down 0.0%

Archer Daniels Midland stock opened at $80.44 on Monday. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a twelve month low of $55.58 and a twelve month high of $88.46. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $79.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.04 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 for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.35. The company had revenue of $22.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 period last year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.600 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be given a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. Archer Daniels Midland's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 56.99%.

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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