Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of AGCO Q2 Earnings

AGCO Co. (NYSE:AGCO - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AGCO in a report released on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.98 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.92. The consensus estimate for AGCO's current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AGCO's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.87 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.64 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.47 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on AGCO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of AGCO from $110.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of AGCO from $75.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Robert W. Baird lowered shares of AGCO from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the company from $116.00 to $100.00 in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of AGCO from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on AGCO from $109.00 to $106.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight 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 currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $103.30.

AGCO Trading Down 4.3%

Shares of AGCO traded down $4.63 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $101.87. 624,595 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 894,254. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.98. AGCO has a 52 week low of $73.79 and a 52 week high of $110.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.60 billion, a PE ratio of -17.90, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 1.34.

AGCO (NYSE:AGCO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $2.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.06 billion. AGCO had a positive return on equity of 13.40% and a negative net margin of 3.64%. AGCO's revenue was down 30.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.32 EPS.

AGCO Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. AGCO's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -14.87%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AGCO news, SVP Kelvin Eugene Bennett sold 250 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.18, for a total transaction of $26,545.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 17,380 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,845,408.40. This represents a 1.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 16.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of AGCO by 333.3% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 286 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AGCO in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Citizens National Bank Trust Department lifted its holdings in shares of AGCO by 400.0% in the first quarter. Citizens National Bank Trust Department now owns 300 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in shares of AGCO by 84.2% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 337 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of AGCO during the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 78.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AGCO Company Profile

AGCO Corporation manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment and related replacement parts worldwide. It offers horsepower tractors for row crop production, soil cultivation, planting, land leveling, seeding, and commercial hay operations; utility tractors for small- and medium-sized farms, as well as for dairy, livestock, orchards, and vineyards; and compact tractors for small farms, specialty agricultural industries, landscaping, equestrian, and residential uses.