Humankind Investments LLC Has $2.32 Million Holdings in Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM)

Humankind Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM - Free Report) by 15.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 45,991 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 6,074 shares during the quarter. Archer-Daniels-Midland makes up about 0.6% of Humankind Investments LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Humankind Investments LLC's holdings in Archer-Daniels-Midland were worth $2,323,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ADM. West Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Archer-Daniels-Midland by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. West Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,201 shares of the company's stock worth $111,000 after acquiring an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland by 10.8% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,152 shares of the company's stock worth $109,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Invesco LLC boosted its holdings in Archer-Daniels-Midland by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Invesco LLC now owns 16,242 shares of the company's stock worth $821,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares during the last quarter. Advisor OS LLC grew its position in Archer-Daniels-Midland by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Advisor OS LLC now owns 4,565 shares of the company's stock valued at $231,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Alpha LLC increased its stake in Archer-Daniels-Midland by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 7,952 shares of the company's stock valued at $402,000 after buying an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.28% of the company's stock.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Stock Performance

ADM traded up $0.81 on Tuesday, reaching $50.71. The company had a trading volume of 4,538,616 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,589,407. The stock has a market cap of $24.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.39. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company has a fifty-two week low of $40.98 and a fifty-two week high of $66.08. The company's fifty day moving average is $47.14 and its 200 day moving average is $49.46.

Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE:ADM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $20.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.05 billion. Archer-Daniels-Midland had a return on equity of 10.44% and a net margin of 2.10%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.46 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Archer-Daniels-Midland Company will post 4.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 21st. Archer-Daniels-Midland's dividend payout ratio is 72.86%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on ADM. Bank of America cut Archer-Daniels-Midland from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $47.00 to $45.00 in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Barclays cut their price objective on Archer-Daniels-Midland from $50.00 to $48.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland from $52.00 to $47.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $52.50.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Profile

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company engages in the procurement, transportation, storage, processing, and merchandising of agricultural commodities, ingredients, flavors, and solutions in the United States, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Ag Services and Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Nutrition.