FMC Stock Forecast, Price & News

FMC's stock was trading at $83.26 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FMC shares have increased by 42.1% and is now trading at $118.30.
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18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FMC in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 15 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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FMC is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 3rd 2021.
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FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) released its earnings results on Saturday, November, 7th. The basic materials company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.11. The basic materials company had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. FMC had a net margin of 10.64% and a return on equity of 30.81%. The company's revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.94 earnings per share.
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FMC announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share on Thursday, October 15th. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 29th.
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FMC declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, December 3rd 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

FMC issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Monday, November, 2nd. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.70-1.82 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.82. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.23-1.29 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.26 billion.

18 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for FMC's stock. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $137.00. On average, they anticipate FMC's share price to reach $120.63 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.0% from the stock's current price.
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FMC saw a decrease in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,070,000 shares, a decrease of 15.7% from the October 15th total of 1,270,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 619,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to FMC include DOW (DOW), PPG Industries (PPG), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Huntsman (HUN), Olin (OLN) and LSB Industries (LXU).
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FMC trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FMC."

FMC's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.26%), State Street Corp (4.98%), Boston Partners (3.66%), King Luther Capital Management Corp (2.20%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.31%) and Jennison Associates LLC (1.01%). Company insiders that own FMC stock include Andrea E Utecht, Eduardo E Cordeiro, Mark Douglas, Nicholas Pfeiffer, Pierre R Brondeau and Robert C Pallash.
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FMC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio, Jennison Associates LLC, AXA S.A., State Street Corp, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Cardinal Capital Management LLC CT, and Wells Fargo & Company MN. Company insiders that have sold FMC company stock in the last year include Mark Douglas, Nicholas Pfeiffer, and Pierre R Brondeau.
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FMC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp, Pelham Capital Ltd., BlackRock Inc., Morgan Stanley, Cibc World Markets Corp, Iszo Capital Management LP, and UBS Asset Management Americas Inc..
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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 $118.30.

FMC has a market capitalization of $15.35 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.

The official website for FMC is 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]