Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Outlook of FMC Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has revised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for FMC Corporation from $0.92 to $0.87 per share, while the full-year consensus remains at $3.48 per share.
• Analysts have lowered their price targets for FMC, with Royal Bank of Canada reducing it from $42.00 to $33.00, indicating a more cautious outlook on the company's performance.
• FMC's recent earnings revealed a net margin of 2.42% and a quarter revenue increase of 1.2% year-over-year, demonstrating slight growth despite current challenges.

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for FMC in a report released on Friday, October 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.87 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.92. The consensus estimate for FMC's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for FMC's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.15 EPS.

FMC (NYSE:FMC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.10. FMC had a return on equity of 9.36% and a net margin of 2.42%.The firm had revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $995.15 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.63 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly 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.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on FMC from $42.00 to $33.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. UBS Group dropped their price target on FMC from $44.00 to $36.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 6th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of FMC from $49.00 to $48.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of FMC from $42.00 to $34.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of FMC from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $37.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $43.08.

FMC Price Performance

NYSE FMC opened at $29.38 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.76. FMC has a 1 year low of $28.80 and a 1 year high of $67.75. The business's fifty day moving average is $35.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $38.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.53.

Insider Activity at FMC

In other news, VP Jacqueline Scanlan sold 3,790 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, September 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.00, for a total transaction of $128,860.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 33,044 shares in the company, valued at $1,123,496. The trade was a 10.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FMC

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FMC. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of FMC by 114.8% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,245 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $179,000 after acquiring an additional 2,269 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in FMC by 560.3% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 14,982 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $632,000 after purchasing an additional 12,713 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in FMC by 212.6% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 90,946 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $3,837,000 after purchasing an additional 61,852 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in FMC by 59.7% in the first quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 3,048 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $129,000 after purchasing an additional 1,139 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in FMC by 10.6% in the first quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 6,040 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 578 shares in the last quarter. 91.86% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. This story was reviewed by MarketBeat's editorial team prior to publication. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.