Most-Downgraded StocksMost-DowngradedNYSE:FMC FMC (FMC) Stock Forecast, Price & News $66.01 -1.03 (-1.54%) (As of 09/27/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$65.62▼$67.5050-Day Range$66.01▼$96.3552-Week Range$65.62▼$134.38Volume1.46 million shsAverage Volume1.14 million shsMarket Capitalization$8.23 billionP/E Ratio13.44Dividend Yield3.51%Price Target$115.13 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability FMC MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.64 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside74.4% Upside$115.13 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy3.48% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability-14.61Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.44Based on 22 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$226,195 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth17.83%From $6.00 to $7.07 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.3.19 out of 5 starsBasic Materials Sector6th out of 167 stocksChemicals & Allied Products Industry2nd out of 15 stocks 4.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingFMC has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $115.13, FMC has a forecasted upside of 74.4% from its current price of $66.01.Amount of Analyst CoverageFMC has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted3.48% of the float of FMC has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverFMC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in FMC has recently increased by 39.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldFMC pays a meaningful dividend of 3.42%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthFMC has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of FMC is 47.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, FMC will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.81% next year. This indicates that FMC will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 0.0 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreFMC has received a -133.36% net impact score from Upright. The largest negative impact of Fmc in category "Biodiversity" seems to be driven mostly by its "Anti-sprouting products", "Synthetic herbicides", and "Synthetic fumigants" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for FMC is -14.61. Previous Next 3.0 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentFMC has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for FMC this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search Interest33 people have searched for FMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 74% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows12 people have added FMC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, FMC insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $226,195.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.85% of the stock of FMC is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions86.91% of the stock of FMC is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 3.1 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for FMC are expected to grow by 17.83% in the coming year, from $6.00 to $7.07 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of FMC is 13.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.58.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of FMC is 13.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 97.19.Price to Earnings Growth RatioFMC has a PEG Ratio of 1.42. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioFMC has a P/B Ratio of 2.43. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About FMC (NYSE:FMC) StockFMC 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 include 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. The company markets its products through its own sales organization and through alliance partners, independent distributors, and sales representatives. It operates in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Read More FMC Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart FMC Stock News HeadlinesSeptember 27, 2023 | benzinga.comBragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Is Investigating FMC, and Orthofix and Encourages Investors to Contact the FirmSeptember 27, 2023 | msn.comFairfield Medical Center hires Chief Financial OfficerSeptember 28, 2023 | Chaikin Analytics (Ad)Buy This Stock for AI Tidal Wave (not NVDA)The internet boom made more millionaires than any tech - Microsoft’s CEO says AI has even more potential. Here’s the #1 stock to buy.September 26, 2023 | msn.comRedburn Atlantic Downgrades FMC (FMC)September 26, 2023 | msn.comRBC Capital Reiterates FMC (FMC) Outperform RecommendationSeptember 26, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comFMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from BrokeragesSeptember 26, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comFMC (NYSE:FMC) Given Neutral Rating at Redburn AtlanticSeptember 26, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comFMC (NYSE:FMC) Receives Outperform Rating from Royal Bank of CanadaSeptember 28, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Laser breakthrough could send stock soaring 2,467%Laser breakthrough could send stock soaring 2,476% Whenever the military develops a breakthrough technology, timely investors could see groundbreaking returns. General Dynamics returned 8,990%... Boeing soared 4,238%... L3Harris shot up 1,628%...September 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFMC Corporation names Jacqueline Scanlan as new chief human resources officerSeptember 25, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Offer Insights on Industrial Goods Companies: ARAMARK Holdings (ARMK), Raytheon Technologies (RTX) and FMC (FMC)September 23, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comJust Four Days Till FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Will Be Trading Ex-DividendSeptember 23, 2023 | benzinga.comBragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Is Investigating Advance Auto Parts, FMC, and Veradigm and Encourages Investors to Contact the FirmSeptember 22, 2023 | msn.comNasarawa medical centre threatens mass burial for 9 unclaimed corpsesSeptember 22, 2023 | msn.comFMC Keffi gives two-week ultimatum for evacuation of nine corpsesSeptember 22, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comFMC (NYSE:FMC) vs. Tessenderlo Group (OTCMKTS:TSDOF) Financial ReviewSeptember 22, 2023 | foxnews.comTodd, Julie Chrisley's daughter says parents faced 'retaliation' after her complaints about prison conditionsSeptember 20, 2023 | marketwatch.comFMC Corp. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitorsSeptember 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFMC Corporation announces dates for third quarter 2023 earnings release and webcast conference callSeptember 18, 2023 | finanznachrichten.deFMC-FILM Music Contest & Awards 2023September 18, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comFMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) Insider Buys $75,015.04 in StockSeptember 18, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comInsider Buying: FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) EVP Purchases $151,180.00 in StockSeptember 17, 2023 | benzinga.comSHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of FMC Corporation – FMCSeptember 14, 2023 | msn.comFMC Corp.: Great Value Buy With 10% Dividend GrowthSeptember 13, 2023 | benzinga.comSHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of FMC Corporation -- FMCSeptember 13, 2023 | yahoo.comBed Bath & Beyond Files FMC Complaint Against Cargo Line That Sued it in AprilSeptember 13, 2023 | msn.comCoal India Limited to invest Rs 24K crore for green projectsSee More Headlines Receive FMC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for FMC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address FMC Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 7/20 Dividend6/29/2023Dividend Payable7/20/2023Last Earnings8/02/2023Today9/28/2023Ex-Dividend for 10/19 Dividend9/28/2023Dividend Payable10/19/2023Next Earnings (Confirmed)10/30/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Chemicals & allied products Sub-IndustryDiversified Chemicals SectorBasic Materials Current SymbolNYSE:FMC CUSIP30249130 CIK37785 Webwww.fmc.com Phone(215) 299-6000Fax215-299-5998Employees6,600Year Founded1883Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$115.13 High Stock Price Forecast$159.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$71.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+74.4%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.64 Research Coverage14 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.91 Trailing P/E Ratio13.44 Forward P/E Ratio11.00 P/E Growth1.42Net Income$731.50 million Net Margins11.60% Pretax Margin15.48% Return on Equity21.97% Return on Assets6.49% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.89 Current Ratio1.44 Quick Ratio0.96 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.80 billion Price / Sales1.42 Cash Flow$8.61 per share Price / Cash Flow7.67 Book Value$27.18 per share Price / Book2.43Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares124,730,000Free Float123,674,000Market Cap$8.23 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.82 Social Links 10 "Recession Proof" Stocks That Will Thrive in Any MarketWhich stocks are likely to thrive in today's challenging market? Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that will drive in any economic environment.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Mark A. Douglas (Age 61)Pres, CEO & Director Comp: $4.15MMr. Andrew D. Sandifer (Age 53)Exec. VP & CFO Comp: $1.8MMr. Michael Finian Reilly (Age 59)Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Sec. Comp: $1.23MMr. Ronaldo Pereira (Age 50)Exec. VP & Pres of FMC Americas Comp: $1.24MMr. Barry J. CrawfordVP of OperationsMr. Nicholas L. PfeifferVP, Corp. Controller & Chief Accounting OfficerMr. Seva Rostovtsev Ph.D.VP & CTOMr. David A. KotchVP & Chief Information OfficerMr. Abizar ZakiInvestor Relations DirectorMr. Kenneth A. GedakaVP of Communications & Public AffairsMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsOlinNYSE:OLNHuntsmanNYSE:HUNChemoursNYSE:CCAshlandNYSE:ASHBalchemNASDAQ:BCPCView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsBarclays PLCBought 108,779 shares on 9/21/2023Ownership: 0.218%Baystate Wealth Management LLCSold 5,319 shares on 9/21/2023Ownership: 0.009%Ronaldo PereiraBought 2,000 shares on 9/13/2023Total: $151,180.00 ($75.59/share)Nicholas PfeifferBought 992 shares on 9/13/2023Total: $75,015.04 ($75.62/share)Portside Wealth Group LLCBought 10,514 shares on 9/1/2023Ownership: 0.008%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions FMC Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell FMC stock right now? 14 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FMC in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" FMC shares. View FMC analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is FMC's stock price forecast for 2023? 14 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for FMC's stock. Their FMC share price forecasts range from $71.00 to $159.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $115.13 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 74.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for FMC or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have FMC shares performed in 2023? FMC's stock was trading at $124.80 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, FMC stock has decreased by 47.1% and is now trading at $66.01. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting FMC? FMC saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,080,000 shares, an increase of 43.3% from the August 15th total of 2,150,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,520,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 2.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. View FMC's Short Interest. When is FMC's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October 30th 2023. View our FMC earnings forecast. How can I listen to FMC's earnings call? FMC will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 31st at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 929-458-6194 with passcode "203474". How were FMC's earnings last quarter? FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 2nd. The basic materials company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.09. The basic materials company had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. FMC had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.97% and a net margin of 11.60%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.93 earnings per share. Read the conference call transcript. How often does FMC pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for FMC? FMC announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 21st. Investors of record on Friday, September 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.58 per share on Thursday, October 19th. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 28th. Read our dividend analysis for FMC. What ETFs hold FMC's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of FMC (NYSE:FMC) stock in their portfolio include VanEck Future of Food ETF (YUMY), iShares Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector ETF (IVEG), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RTM), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RSPM), VanEck Agribusiness ETF (MOO), First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (FTRI), iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF (VEGI) and First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (FTAG). Is FMC a good dividend stock? FMC (NYSE:FMC) pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.42%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 5 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 47.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FMC will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.81% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for FMC. How will FMC's stock buyback program work? FMC declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Tuesday, February 8th 2022, which permits the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 7.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued. What guidance has FMC issued on next quarter's earnings? FMC updated its fourth quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.71-$3.17 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.66 billion-$1.78 billion. What is Pierre Brondeau's approval rating as FMC's CEO? 116 employees have rated FMC Chief Executive Officer Pierre Brondeau on Glassdoor.com. Pierre Brondeau has an approval rating of 93% among the company's employees. This puts Pierre Brondeau in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of FMC own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other FMC investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), Tesla (TSLA), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Albemarle (ALB), Boeing (BA), Walt Disney (DIS) and PayPal (PYPL). What is FMC's stock symbol? FMC trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FMC." Who are FMC's major shareholders? FMC's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich (45.47%), BlackRock Inc. (8.99%), State Street Corp (4.61%), Boston Partners (2.37%), King Luther Capital Management Corp (2.20%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew D Sandifer, Andrew D Sandifer, Carol Anthony Davidson, Eduardo E Cordeiro, Mark Douglas, Michael Finian Reilly, Nicholas Pfeiffer and Ronaldo Pereira. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of FMC? Shares of FMC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is FMC's stock price today? One share of FMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $66.01. How much money does FMC make? FMC (NYSE:FMC) has a market capitalization of $8.23 billion and generates $5.80 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $731.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.91 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does FMC have? The company employs 6,600 workers across the globe. Does FMC have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiares of FMC: BioPhero ApS, Cheminova A/S, Cheminova A/S, Cheminova India Limited, Epax AS, FMC (Shanghai) Agricultural Sciences Co. Ltd., FMC Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd., FMC Agricultural Products International AG, FMC Agro Singapore Pte. Ltd., FMC Chemicals Netherlands BV, FMC Corporation (the Registrant), FMC Finance B.V., FMC India Private Limited, FMC International Switzerland Sàrl, FMC Luxembourg S.à.r.l., FMC Quimica Sociedad Anonima, FMC Química do Brasil Ltda., FMC Switzerland I GmbH, Phytone Ltd., RheinPerChemie GmbH, and Tg Soda Ash Inc..Read More How can I contact FMC? FMC's mailing address is 2929 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19104. The official website for the company is www.fmc.com. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at (215) 299-6000, via email at michael.wherley@fmc.com, or via fax at 215-299-5998. This page (NYSE:FMC) was last updated on 9/28/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding FMC Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. 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