Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich Cuts Position in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Key Points

• Munich Reinsurance reduced its ADM stake by 3.3% in the second quarter, selling 21,194 shares and retaining 621,603 shares valued at approximately $47.5 million. Institutional investors collectively own 78.28% of ADM.
• ADM reported quarterly earnings of $1.84 per share, exceeding analyst expectations of $1.49, while revenue rose 7.2% year over year to $22.68 billion. The company guided to fiscal 2026 EPS of $5.15–$5.60.
• ADM declared a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, equivalent to an annualized $2.08 and a 2.5% yield. Analyst sentiment remains mixed, with the stock carrying an average “Hold” rating and a $79.67 consensus price target.

Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich lessened its position in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Free Report) by 3.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 621,603 shares of the company's stock after selling 21,194 shares during the quarter. Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich owned 0.13% of Archer Daniels Midland worth $47,490,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland in the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. Sankala Group LLC purchased a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new position in Archer Daniels Midland during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 78.28% of the company's stock.

Archer Daniels Midland Price Performance

Shares of Archer Daniels Midland stock opened at $84.66 on Friday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $80.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $76.31. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 12-month low of $55.58 and a 12-month high of $88.46. The firm has a market cap of $40.80 billion, a PE ratio of 23.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.93 earnings per share. Archer Daniels Midland's revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 5.46 EPS for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. Archer Daniels Midland's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 56.99%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on ADM. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $60.00 to $79.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. 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 report on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 15th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $79.67.

Archer Daniels Midland Company 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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