NYSE:FMC - FMC Stock Price, Forecast & News

FMC's stock was trading at $83.26 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FMC shares have decreased by 10.9% and is now trading at $74.18. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FMC in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 15 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for FMC.

FMC is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for FMC.

FMC Corp (NYSE:FMC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 5th. The basic materials company reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.22. The basic materials company had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. FMC had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 29.69%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.69 EPS. View FMC's earnings history.

FMC declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share on Thursday, April 16th. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 30th. View FMC's dividend history.

FMC announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, December 3rd 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

FMC updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 5th. The company provided EPS guidance of $6.45-6.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $6.68. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.80-4.95 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.86 billion.

17 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for FMC's stock. Their forecasts range from $90.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect FMC's stock price to reach $105.06 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 41.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for FMC.

Headlines about FMC stock have trended very negative on Thursday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. FMC earned a coverage optimism score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutFMC.

FMC saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,397,200 shares, an increase of 16.4% from the February 27th total of 2,060,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 906,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days. Approximately 1.9% of the company's stock are sold short. View FMC's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to FMC include PPG Industries (PPG), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Huntsman (HUN), Olin (OLN) and LSB Industries (LXU).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other FMC investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), AT&T (T), Intel (INTC), Albemarle (ALB), Alibaba Group (BABA), General Electric (GE), Boeing (BA), Walt Disney (DIS) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

FMC trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FMC."

FMC's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own FMC stock include Andrea E Utecht, Dirk A Kempthorne, Eduardo E Cordeiro, Mark Douglas, Nicholas Pfeiffer, Paul W Graves, Pierre R Brondeau and Robert C Pallash. View institutional ownership trends for FMC.

FMC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC. Company insiders that have bought FMC stock in the last two years include Dirk A Kempthorne, Eduardo E Cordeiro, and Mark Douglas. View insider buying and selling activity for FMC.

Shares of FMC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of FMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $74.18.

FMC has a market capitalization of $9.60 billion and generates $4.61 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $477.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.09 on an earnings per share basis. FMC employs 6,400 workers across the globe. View additional information about FMC.

The official website for FMC is http://www.fmc.com/.

FMC's mailing address is 2929 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19104. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 215-299-6000 or via email at [email protected]