Insider Buying: FMC (NYSE:FMC) Director Purchases 18,072 Shares of Stock

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Director Michael Barry purchased 18,072 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $13.83 per share, with a total value of $249,935.76. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 19,634 shares in the company, valued at $271,538.22. This trade represents a 1,156.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

FMC Trading Up 4.6%

Shares of FMC stock traded up $0.63 on Thursday, reaching $14.31. The company had a trading volume of 1,743,397 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,309,689. The firm has a market cap of $1.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.80 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $14.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $21.81. FMC Corporation has a 1 year low of $12.17 and a 1 year high of $44.78.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.15 billion. FMC had a negative net margin of 64.57% and a positive return on equity of 10.10%. FMC’s revenue was down 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.79 EPS. FMC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.440–0.320 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that FMC Corporation will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is presently -1.79%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FMC. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in FMC by 6.3% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 728,716 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $24,514,000 after buying an additional 43,275 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in shares of FMC by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 293,690 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $9,877,000 after acquiring an additional 1,406 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in FMC by 104.9% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 200,326 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,779,000 after purchasing an additional 102,545 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. boosted its holdings in FMC by 60.7% in the third quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 140,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,708,000 after purchasing an additional 52,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA purchased a new position in FMC in the third quarter valued at approximately $2,245,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Zacks Research cut FMC from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. UBS Group set a $14.00 target price on FMC in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FMC in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of FMC in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $19.59.

About FMC

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company specializing in the development, manufacture and marketing of crop protection products. Its portfolio includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and plant nutrition solutions designed to enhance crop yield, quality and sustainability. In addition to core crop protection, FMC delivers solutions for turf management and pest control in urban and industrial environments.

Founded in 1883 as the Bean Spray Pump Company and later known as Food Machinery Corporation, the business adopted the FMC name in 1948 and has since evolved through strategic acquisitions and divestitures.