Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE:ADM) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE:ADM) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.000-4.750 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.670. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on ADM shares. Bank of America cut shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $63.00 to $54.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Stephens initiated coverage on Archer-Daniels-Midland in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $55.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Archer-Daniels-Midland from $57.00 to $52.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Archer-Daniels-Midland from $55.00 to $51.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland from $51.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have given a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $56.89.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ADM traded down $1.72 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $48.30. 830,435 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,006,479. The stock has a market cap of $23.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.82 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $51.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $55.91. Archer-Daniels-Midland has a one year low of $47.46 and a one year high of $66.08.

Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE:ADM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.07. Archer-Daniels-Midland had a net margin of 2.07% and a return on equity of 10.96%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Archer-Daniels-Midland will post 4.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.51 per share. This is an increase from Archer-Daniels-Midland’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.22%. Archer-Daniels-Midland’s dividend payout ratio is presently 57.14%.

Archer-Daniels-Midland announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, December 11th that allows the company to buyback 100,000,000 shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

About Archer-Daniels-Midland

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company engages in the procurement, transportation, storage, processing, and merchandising of agricultural commodities, ingredients, flavors, and solutions in the United States, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Ag Services and Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Nutrition.