Humankind Investments LLC Increases Stock Position in FMC Corporation $FMC

Key Points

• Humankind Investments LLC increased its stake in FMC Corporation by 45.2%, acquiring an additional 9,935 shares for a total of 31,896 shares, valued at approximately $1.35 million as of the latest reporting period.
• FMC reported a $0.69 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, while projecting a full-year EPS guidance of between 3.260 and 3.700.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.58 per share, set to be paid on October 16th, representing an annualized yield of 6.0%.

Humankind Investments LLC raised its stake in FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC - Free Report) by 45.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,896 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 9,935 shares during the period. Humankind Investments LLC's holdings in FMC were worth $1,346,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of FMC by 286.0% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,494,377 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $189,618,000 after acquiring an additional 3,329,974 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of FMC by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,375,911 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $212,714,000 after acquiring an additional 321,241 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of FMC by 20.0% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,743,271 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $115,736,000 after acquiring an additional 457,094 shares in the last quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of FMC by 22.7% during the first quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC now owns 2,284,267 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $96,373,000 after acquiring an additional 423,210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of FMC by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,926,284 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $93,637,000 after acquiring an additional 71,929 shares in the last quarter. 91.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

FMC Stock Up 3.4%

FMC stock traded up $1.3240 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $40.6640. 1,566,145 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,001,008. FMC Corporation has a 52-week low of $32.83 and a 52-week high of $67.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.75. The business's 50-day moving average price is $40.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $39.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

FMC (NYSE:FMC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $995.15 million. FMC had a net margin of 2.42% and a return on equity of 9.36%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.63 earnings per share. FMC has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.780-0.980 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.260-3.700 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that FMC Corporation will post 3.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FMC Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a $0.58 dividend. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. FMC's payout ratio is presently 290.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FMC has been the subject of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of FMC from $46.00 to $42.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Mizuho raised shares of FMC from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $49.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of FMC from $47.00 to $42.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of FMC from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 14th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of FMC from $53.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $49.58.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other FMC news, VP Jacqueline Scanlan sold 1,510 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.49, for a total value of $56,609.90. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 36,834 shares in the company, valued at $1,380,906.66. The trade was a 3.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

FMC Profile

FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, provides crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management products. It develops, markets, and sells crop protection chemicals that includes insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides; and biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment products, which are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a range of insects, weeds, and diseases, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control.