FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Receives $19.68 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Reduce” from the thirteen research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $19.5909.

FMC has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on FMC from $43.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of FMC from $43.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of FMC in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FMC in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 9th.

Institutional Trading of FMC

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of FMC by 290.5% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 97,781 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,288,000 after acquiring an additional 72,743 shares during the period. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in FMC by 28.4% during the second quarter. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC now owns 45,296 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,891,000 after purchasing an additional 10,018 shares during the last quarter. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA purchased a new position in FMC during the third quarter worth about $2,245,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in FMC by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 728,716 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $24,514,000 after purchasing an additional 43,275 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FMC in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $606,000. 91.86% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FMC Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of NYSE FMC opened at $14.62 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.65. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. FMC has a 52-week low of $12.17 and a 52-week high of $44.78.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.15 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.79 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue 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. Equities analysts predict that FMC will post 3.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FMC Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. FMC’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -1.79%.

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.