Seaport Res Ptn Issues Optimistic Outlook for FMC Earnings

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of FMC in a report released on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.10 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.09. The consensus estimate for FMC's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for FMC's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.40 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on FMC. StockNews.com cut FMC from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, February 22nd. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of FMC from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Bank of America restated an "underperform" rating and set a $48.00 price target (down previously from $61.00) on shares of FMC in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of FMC from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $78.00 to $47.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on FMC from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $48.92.

FMC Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of FMC stock traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $41.61. 1,033,588 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,039,253. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The company has a market cap of $5.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.83. FMC has a fifty-two week low of $32.83 and a fifty-two week high of $68.72. The stock's 50 day moving average is $39.34 and its 200-day moving average is $48.76.

FMC (NYSE:FMC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.14. FMC had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 9.67%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FMC

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. raised its position in FMC by 18.7% in the third quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 60,200 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $3,970,000 after acquiring an additional 9,500 shares in the last quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. lifted its position in shares of FMC by 20.9% during the 4th quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 227,328 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $11,050,000 after acquiring an additional 39,230 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in FMC by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,164,403 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $56,602,000 after purchasing an additional 28,059 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management grew its stake in FMC by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 164,887 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $8,015,000 after acquiring an additional 14,197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in FMC during the 4th quarter valued at about $5,573,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.86% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at FMC

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

FMC Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.58 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.58%. FMC's payout ratio is 85.29%.

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.