MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH Takes $1.04 Million Position in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Key Points

• MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH acquired 13,559 ADM shares worth approximately $1.04 million in the second quarter. Institutional investors collectively own 78.28% of Archer Daniels Midland’s stock.
• 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 maintained fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $5.15–$5.60.
• ADM declared a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, equivalent to a 2.6% yield, while analysts’ consensus rating remained “Hold” with an average price target of $79.67.

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH acquired a new position in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 13,559 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,036,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the 4th quarter valued at about $402,743,000. Swedbank AB raised its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 9.2% during the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 399,047 shares of the company's stock valued at $22,941,000 after acquiring an additional 33,647 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise raised its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 56.4% during the fourth quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 50,181 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,886,000 after acquiring an additional 18,088 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 385.5% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 17,098 shares of the company's stock valued at $983,000 after acquiring an additional 13,576 shares during the period. Finally, North Dakota State Investment Board purchased a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,634,000. 78.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Archer Daniels Midland Trading Up 2.9%

Shares of NYSE ADM opened at $81.43 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.25 billion, a PE ratio of 22.31 and a beta of 0.62. 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 fifty day simple moving average of $80.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $75.77. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a twelve month low of $55.58 and a twelve month high of $88.46.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $22.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.600 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 5.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be paid a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. Archer Daniels Midland's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 56.99%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on ADM shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 23rd. Zacks Research upgraded Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays increased their price target on Archer Daniels Midland from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Morgan Stanley raised Archer Daniels Midland from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $60.00 to $79.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $79.67.

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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