Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC Sells 70,700 Shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Key Points

• Van Hulzen Asset Management reduced its ADM stake by 13.4%, selling 70,700 shares and retaining 458,267 shares worth approximately $35 million. Institutional investors collectively own 78.28% of the company.
• ADM reported quarterly EPS of $1.84, beating the $1.49 analyst consensus, while revenue rose 7.2% year over year to $22.68 billion. The company provided fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $5.15–$5.60.
• ADM shares opened at $86.47, near their 52-week high, and the company maintains a quarterly dividend of $0.52, equivalent to a 2.4% annualized yield. Analysts’ consensus rating remains “Hold”, with an average price target of $79.67.

Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC decreased its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Free Report) by 13.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 458,267 shares of the company's stock after selling 70,700 shares during the period. Archer Daniels Midland accounts for 2.5% of Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.10% of Archer Daniels Midland worth $35,012,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in ADM. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Archer Daniels Midland in the second quarter valued at $3,409,089,000. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 7,551.0% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 42,784,458 shares of the company's stock worth $3,268,733,000 after purchasing an additional 42,225,256 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Archer Daniels Midland during the fourth quarter worth approximately $402,743,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 3,379.2% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 5,761,397 shares of the company's stock valued at $316,525,000 after acquiring an additional 5,595,801 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 831.3% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,592,030 shares of the company's stock valued at $321,486,000 after acquiring an additional 4,991,550 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.28% of the company's stock.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Up 2.3%

Shares of NYSE:ADM opened at $86.47 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $41.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a 50 day moving average of $81.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of $76.71. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 52-week low of $55.58 and a 52-week high of $88.46. 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 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 2.16% and a return on equity of 9.21%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.93 earnings per share. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.600 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 5.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 issued a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. Archer Daniels Midland's payout ratio is currently 56.99%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Archer Daniels Midland from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company 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 note on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and raised their target price for the company from $60.00 to $79.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Archer Daniels Midland from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Archer Daniels Midland from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $79.67.

About Archer Daniels Midland

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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