Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic Outlook of FMC Q1 Earnings

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FMC in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn $0.09 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.12. The consensus estimate for FMC’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for FMC’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.37 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on FMC. Bank of America reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and issued a $48.00 target price (down from $61.00) on shares of FMC in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Mizuho reduced their target price on FMC from $70.00 to $55.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. UBS Group cut FMC from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $66.00 to $38.00 in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of FMC from $70.00 to $46.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of FMC from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, FMC presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $52.23.

FMC Stock Performance

FMC opened at $39.48 on Thursday. FMC has a 52-week low of $33.80 and a 52-week high of $68.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.64. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $55.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.93 billion, a PE ratio of 14.51, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.93.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.14. FMC had a return on equity of 9.67% and a net margin of 8.03%.

FMC Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $0.58 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.88%. FMC’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 85.29%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Michael Finian Reilly sold 2,958 shares of FMC stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.25, for a total value of $163,429.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 25,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,407,107. The trade was a 10.41 % 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, insider Ronaldo Pereira bought 5,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $35.77 per share, with a total value of $200,312.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 48,837 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,746,899.49. This trade represents a 12.95 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its holdings in FMC by 7.2% in the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 14,515 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $957,000 after buying an additional 980 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of FMC by 13.3% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 2,809 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $185,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares in the last quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc acquired a new position in FMC in the third quarter valued at approximately $681,000. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC grew its position in shares of FMC by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 13,271 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $875,000 after buying an additional 701 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Enhancement Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of FMC in the 3rd quarter valued at $3,940,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

FMC Company Profile

FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, provides crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management products. It develops, markets, and sells crop protection chemicals that includes insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides; and biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment products, which are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a range of insects, weeds, and diseases, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control.