Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on FMC's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:FMC)

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of FMC in a report issued on Monday, May 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $0.60 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.71. 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 $1.69 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Vertical Research upgraded shares of FMC to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of FMC from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of FMC from $70.00 to $46.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of FMC from $65.00 to $48.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic cut shares of FMC from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $49.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, February 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $49.46.

FMC Stock Up 3.8%

FMC traded up $1.41 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $38.20. 1,171,913 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,044,659. The stock has a market cap of $4.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.80. FMC has a twelve month low of $32.83 and a twelve month high of $68.72. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $39.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.64.

FMC (NYSE:FMC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The basic materials company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.10. FMC had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 9.67%. The firm had revenue of $791.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $783.70 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.36 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was down 13.8% on a year-over-year basis.

FMC Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.58 per share. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.07%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. FMC's payout ratio is 88.55%.

Insider Activity

In other FMC news, insider Ronaldo Pereira purchased 5,600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $35.77 per share, for a total transaction of $200,312.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now owns 48,837 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,746,899.49. This represents a 12.95% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Carol Anthony Davidson purchased 6,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $37.33 per share, for a total transaction of $223,980.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 6,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $223,980. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FMC

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of FMC by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,291,878 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $743,338,000 after buying an additional 180,766 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of FMC by 286.0% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,494,377 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $189,618,000 after purchasing an additional 3,329,974 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in shares of FMC by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,375,911 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $212,714,000 after purchasing an additional 321,241 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of FMC by 37.8% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,559,107 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $173,008,000 after purchasing an additional 977,110 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in FMC by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,995,691 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $145,452,000 after acquiring an additional 54,017 shares during the period. 91.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About FMC

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.