Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic Outlook of FMC Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has lowered its Q4 2025 earnings estimate for FMC Corporation from $1.75 to $1.73 per share, indicating a slight decrease in expected profitability.
• FMC recently reported $0.69 EPS for its last quarter, surpassing analyst expectations of $0.59 by 10 cents, alongside a revenue increase of 1.2% year-over-year.
• FMC's current average price target stands at $50.38, with a consensus rating classified as "Hold" from analysts, showing mixed sentiment towards the company’s future performance.

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of FMC in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.73 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.75. The consensus estimate for FMC's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for FMC's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.40 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of FMC from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, June 14th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of FMC from $46.00 to $42.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Mizuho raised shares of FMC from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $49.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of FMC from $47.00 to $42.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on FMC from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $50.38.

FMC Trading Down 2.1%

NYSE:FMC traded down $0.75 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $35.74. 1,837,723 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,816,506. The firm's fifty day moving average is $41.85 and its 200-day moving average is $40.97. FMC has a 12-month low of $32.83 and a 12-month high of $67.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

FMC (NYSE:FMC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $995.15 million. FMC had a return on equity of 9.36% and a net margin of 2.42%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.63 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FMC

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased 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 buying an additional 3,329,974 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in FMC by 7.9% during the 4th 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. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in FMC by 1,199.9% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,621,496 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $151,071,000 after purchasing an additional 3,342,888 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of FMC by 37.8% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of FMC by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,995,691 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $145,452,000 after purchasing an additional 54,017 shares during the period. 91.86% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FMC Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.5%. FMC's payout ratio is 290.00%.

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.