FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• FMC Corporation has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from thirteen analysts, with recommendations ranging from one sell, seven hold, and five buy ratings.
• The company's recent quarterly earnings surpassed expectations, reporting $0.69 EPS against a consensus estimate of $0.59, with quarterly revenue of $1.05 billion.
• FMC has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.58 per share, resulting in a dividend yield of 5.8%, with a significantly high payout ratio of 290.00%.

Shares of FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the thirteen research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $49.5833.

Several research analysts recently issued reports on FMC shares. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of FMC from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of FMC from $49.00 to $48.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of FMC from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $41.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of FMC from $46.00 to $42.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of FMC from $47.00 to $42.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 1st.

FMC Stock Performance

Shares of FMC stock traded down $0.27 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $39.05. 1,143,352 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,501,067. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.53. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $40.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.86. FMC has a 52-week low of $32.83 and a 52-week high of $67.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.81, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.75.

FMC (NYSE:FMC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.10. FMC had a net margin of 2.42% and a return on equity of 9.36%. The firm had revenue of $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $995.15 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.63 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 forecast that FMC will post 3.48 EPS for the current year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.58 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.9%. FMC's dividend payout ratio is currently 290.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other FMC news, VP Jacqueline Scanlan sold 1,510 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.49, for a total transaction of $56,609.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 36,834 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,380,906.66. This represents a 3.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FMC

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury lifted its holdings in FMC by 45.1% in the 2nd quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 57,504 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,401,000 after purchasing an additional 17,878 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in FMC by 201.2% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,076 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $212,000 after purchasing an additional 3,391 shares in the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in FMC in the 2nd quarter valued at $606,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in FMC by 67.1% in the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 25,038 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,045,000 after purchasing an additional 10,056 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in FMC by 180.1% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 815 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 524 shares in the last quarter. 91.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

FMC Company 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.