Nykredit A S Purchases New Stake in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Key Points

• Nykredit A/S acquired 92,659 ADM shares in the second quarter, valued at approximately $7.1 million. Institutional investors collectively own 78.28% of Archer Daniels Midland.
• ADM reported quarterly EPS of $1.84, beating estimates of $1.49, while revenue reached $22.68 billion, up 7.2% year over year. The company maintained fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $5.15–$5.60.
• ADM paid a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, equivalent to a $2.08 annualized payout and a 2.5% yield. Analysts have a consensus “Hold” rating with an average price target of $79.67.

Nykredit A S acquired a new position in shares of 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 fund acquired 92,659 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,079,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 0.8% during the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 20,648 shares of the company's stock worth $1,501,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Midwest Trust Co raised its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 4.3% in the first quarter. Midwest Trust Co now owns 4,009 shares of the company's stock valued at $291,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 16,622 shares of the company's stock valued at $956,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Van Cleef Asset Management Inc grew its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Van Cleef Asset Management Inc now owns 15,522 shares of the company's stock worth $892,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 3,679 shares of the company's stock worth $212,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.28% of the company's stock.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Down 2.2%

NYSE ADM opened at $83.27 on Tuesday. The business's 50-day moving average is $82.63 and its 200 day moving average is $77.72. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 1 year low of $55.58 and a 1 year high of $88.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.13 billion, a PE ratio of 22.81, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 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 business's revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.600 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 5.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th were paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 19th. Archer Daniels Midland's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 56.99%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on ADM shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Archer Daniels Midland from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Archer Daniels Midland from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $60.00 to $79.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Archer Daniels Midland from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, June 15th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Archer Daniels Midland has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $79.67.

Archer Daniels Midland Profile

Archer Daniels Midland Company NYSE: ADM is a global agricultural origination and processing company. Founded in 1902, ADM connects farmers and agricultural markets with food, beverage, animal nutrition and industrial customers by sourcing, transporting, storing and processing crops and other agricultural commodities.

The company's operations include the processing of oilseeds such as soybeans, canola and sunflower seeds into vegetable oils, protein meals and other ingredients. ADM also produces corn and wheat-based sweeteners, starches, flours, fibers and other carbohydrate products, along with plant-based proteins, flavors, emulsifiers and specialty ingredients used in food and beverage manufacturing.

ADM serves customers in markets around the world through its agricultural services, commodity merchandising, transportation, processing and storage networks.

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