MUFG Securities EMEA plc Acquires 10,523 Shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

MUFG Securities EMEA plc boosted its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) by 114.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 19,719 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,523 shares during the quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc’s holdings in Archer Daniels Midland were worth $1,134,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 3,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. 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 valued at $204,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 6,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $370,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the period. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 4.5% during the third 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 period. Finally, Van Cleef Asset Management Inc increased its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Van Cleef Asset Management Inc now owns 15,522 shares of the company’s stock worth $892,000 after buying an additional 183 shares during the period. 78.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Archer Daniels Midland news, SVP Gregory A. Morris sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owned 300,122 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,552,354.56. This trade represents a 14.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ian R. Pinner sold 34,106 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.53, for a total value of $2,439,602.18. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 90,676 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,486,054.28. This trade represents a 27.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ADM. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $63.00 price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Archer Daniels Midland presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $74.50.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE ADM opened at $82.37 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $39.70 billion, a PE ratio of 36.94 and a beta of 0.60. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 12-month low of $46.81 and a 12-month high of $83.60. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $67.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.05. Archer Daniels Midland had a return on equity of 7.37% and a net margin of 1.34%.The business had revenue of $20.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.35 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.70 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.150-4.70 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Archer Daniels Midland Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be paid a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 20th. Archer Daniels Midland’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 93.27%.

About Archer Daniels Midland

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.