NYSE:FMCFMC Stock Price, Forecast & News

FMC's stock was trading at $83.26 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FMC shares have increased by 18.8% and is now trading at $98.88. View which stocks have been most 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 Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for FMC.

FMC Corp (NYSE:FMC) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The basic materials company reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.03. The basic materials company earned $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.25 billion. FMC had a net margin of 10.02% and a return on equity of 30.32%. The company's revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. View FMC's earnings history.

FMC announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.44 per share on Thursday, July 16th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 29th. View FMC's dividend history.

FMC announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Monday, December 3rd 2018, which permits the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

FMC updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 5th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $6.05-6.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $6.27. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.65-4.85 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.76 billion.

17 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for FMC's shares. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $126.00. On average, they expect FMC's share price to reach $107.94 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for FMC.

Headlines about FMC stock have trended very positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. FMC earned a media sentiment score of 3.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutFMC.

FMC saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,270,000 shares, a decline of 7.7% from the April 30th total of 2,460,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,130,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 1.8% of the company's stock are short sold. 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). View all competitors.

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

FMC's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wellington Management Group LLP (8.17%), BlackRock Inc. (7.08%), State Street Corp (4.92%), King Luther Capital Management Corp (2.20%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.98%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.68%). 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Michigan Retirement System, Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Retirement Systems of Alabama, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS, Wafra Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, New South Capital Management Inc., and KBC Group NV. Company insiders that have sold FMC company stock in the last year include Mark Douglas, Nicholas Pfeiffer, and Pierre R Brondeau. View insider buying and selling activity for FMC.

FMC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pelham Capital Ltd., Manning & Napier Group LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Clark Estates Inc. NY, Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC, and Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. 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 $98.88.

FMC has a market capitalization of $12.80 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]