FMC (NYSE:FMC) Cut to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of FMC (NYSE:FMC) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report released on Saturday morning.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on FMC. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of FMC in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FMC in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, UBS Group set a $14.00 target price on FMC in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $19.59.

FMC Trading Up 6.4%

Shares of FMC opened at $16.76 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $14.90 and its 200 day moving average is $18.65. FMC has a fifty-two week low of $12.17 and a fifty-two week high of $44.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.10 billion, a PE ratio of -0.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.32.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.21 by ($0.01). FMC had a negative net margin of 64.57% and a positive return on equity of 10.10%. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.79 EPS. FMC’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. FMC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.440–0.320 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that FMC 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. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is presently -1.79%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Michael F. Barry acquired 18,072 shares of the firm’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 approximately $271,538.22. This trade represents a 1,156.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.82% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FMC

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FMC. Armistice Capital LLC purchased a new position in FMC during the 3rd quarter valued at $204,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in FMC by 201.2% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,076 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $212,000 after purchasing an additional 3,391 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in FMC in the third quarter worth $267,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of FMC by 4.1% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,291 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $380,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of FMC by 26.0% during the third quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 18,173 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $611,000 after purchasing an additional 3,749 shares during the last quarter. 91.86% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FMC Company Profile

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.