FMC Corporation Company Profile (NYSE:FMC)

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

FMC Corporation announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.165 per share on Thursday, October 19th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 28th. View FMC Corporation's Dividend History.

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 1st. The company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $656.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $614.01 million. FMC Corporation had a net margin of 1.58% and a return on equity of 16.51%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.46 EPS. View FMC Corporation's Earnings History.

FMC Corporation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November, 6th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for FMC Corporation.

FMC Corporation updated its FY17 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 1st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.30-2.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.44.

18 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for FMC Corporation's shares. Their predictions range from $70.00 to $108.00. On average, they expect FMC Corporation's share price to reach $89.50 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for FMC Corporation.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about FMC Corporation stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "FMC Corp. has outperformed the industry it belongs to over a year. The company is seeing strong demand in its Lithium unit and is expanding production capacity to meet growing demand for electric vehicles. Moreover, FMC Corp. will benefit from the cost synergies of the Cheminova buyout. The proposed acquisition of a major portion of DuPont's Crop Protection business has also provided a significant growth platform for the company's Agricultural Solutions unit. The company should also gain from its efforts to expand product portfolio." (10/3/2017)
• 2. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "The ag market remains uneven with a rebound in Latin America and Asia needed to offset weather-related weakness in Europe and inventory destocking issues in North America. Lithium pricing remains strong and an increase in production will buoy growth through 2020E. The products purchased from DuPont (DD, Buy) are projected to add between $1.09-$1.41 to 2018E EPS. Including H&N, Q1 EPS was $0.08 above consensus and $0.07 above our forecast: The H&N segment was moved to discontinued ops in preparation for the sale to DuPont. +$0.09 in Ag; in-line in Lithium; +$0.01 in Corporate. Ag sales fell 3% YoY (-3% volume, flat FX, flat price), and Lithium sales rose 9% (-10% volumes, -1% FX, +20% price)." (5/5/2017)
• 3. Robert W. Baird analysts commented, "FMC is a quality specialty chemical company which produces agricultural, health and nutrition, and lithium products. Although we like the business and recent execution, we are looking for additional clarity around 2017, which is expected to be back-half loaded. Additionally, while FMC has one of the better lithium businesses in the market, Lithium represents a small piece of FMC's business. We would look to become more constructive on pullbacks noting FMC is a leader in Agricultural Solutions." (3/22/2017)

FMC Corporation saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 29th, there was short interest totalling 1,953,113 shares, a decrease of 46.0% from the September 15th total of 3,616,935 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,430,868 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.5% of the company's stock are sold short.

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FMC Corporation's management team includes the folowing people:

• Pierre R. Brondeau Ph.D., Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
• Paul W. Graves, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Mark A. Douglas, President of FMC Agricultural Solutions
• Eric W. Norris, President of Health and Nutrition Business
• Andrea E. Utecht, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Eduardo E. Cordeiro, Independent Director
• G. Peter D'Aloia, Independent Director
• C. Scott Greer, Independent Director
• K'Lynne Johnson, Independent Director
• Dirk A. Kempthorne, Independent Director

Shares of FMC Corporation can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FMC Corporation stock can currently be purchased for approximately $94.06.