Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 16,700 Shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Yousif Capital Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) by 8.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 181,254 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,700 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Archer Daniels Midland were worth $10,420,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ADM. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 3,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $204,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 12,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $758,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Joule Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Joule Financial LLC now owns 4,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,000 after buying an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CVA Family Office LLC boosted its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 3,731 shares of the company’s stock worth $214,000 after buying an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.28% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Archer Daniels Midland news, SVP Jennifer L. Weber sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.04, for a total transaction of $1,676,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 123,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,290,702.72. This trade represents a 16.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Gregory A. Morris sold 50,000 shares of Archer Daniels Midland stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.48, for a total value of $3,424,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 300,122 shares in the company, valued at $20,552,354.56. This trade represents a 14.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 109,106 shares of company stock valued at $7,539,602 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Archer Daniels Midland Price Performance

NYSE:ADM opened at $71.71 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $63.73. The stock has a market cap of $34.56 billion, a PE ratio of 32.30, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.65. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 52 week low of $40.98 and a 52 week high of $74.19.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $18.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.03 billion. Archer Daniels Midland had a return on equity of 7.39% and a net margin of 1.34%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.14 earnings per share. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-4.250 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Archer Daniels Midland Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th were issued a dividend of $0.52 per share. This is a boost from Archer Daniels Midland’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 17th. Archer Daniels Midland’s payout ratio is 93.69%.

Archer Daniels Midland News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Archer Daniels Midland this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research upgraded ADM from “Hold” to “Strong-Buy,” a near-term catalyst that can attract buying interest from retail and model-driven funds. Zacks.com
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target to $77 (from $65) and said Q1 likely represents the earnings trough for ADM, implying upside as volumes/markets normalize later in the year. This supports higher medium-term expectations despite a Hold rating. Jefferies Raises ADM Price Target to $77
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are reworking ADM’s fair value (reported ~US$63.82 vs prior ~US$62.09) and issuing a mix of modest target increases — this is more an adjustment in modeling assumptions (policy support, commodity outlook) than a clear directional shock. Why The Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Story Is Shifting
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks’ broader stock-feature coverage included ADM among highlighted names; visibility in these roundups can modestly increase trading interest but is not a large fundamental catalyst by itself. Zacks.com Featured Highlights
• Negative Sentiment: Aggregate brokerage coverage compiled by American Banking News shows a consensus recommendation of “Reduce,” which can apply selling pressure from funds that follow analyst consensus or momentum-based screens. Consensus “Reduce”
• Negative Sentiment: Recent headlines noted ADM shares fell while the broader market gained (short-term weakness tied to Q1 revenue miss/seasonal softness and market rotation); such intraday/near-term weakness can feed technical selling. ADM Stock Sinks As Market Gains

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on ADM shares. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $63.00 price target on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $61.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Barclays raised their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $68.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Archer Daniels Midland has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $62.00.

Archer Daniels Midland Profile

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is a global agricultural processor and food-ingredient provider that sources, transports and processes oilseeds, corn, wheat and other agricultural commodities. The company operates large-scale crushing, refining and processing facilities that produce vegetable oils, protein meals, corn sweeteners, starches, ethanol, animal feeds and a wide range of food and industrial ingredients. ADM also develops specialty ingredients and solutions for human and animal nutrition, food and beverage formulation, and industrial applications such as bio-based materials and renewable fuels.

ADM’s business combines commodity origination and merchandising with downstream manufacturing and ingredient formulation.