Inspire Trust Co. N.A. Has $4.71 Million Stock Holdings in FMC Corporation $FMC

Inspire Trust Co. N.A. grew its position in shares of FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) by 60.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 140,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 52,900 shares during the quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. owned about 0.11% of FMC worth $4,708,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its stake in FMC by 180.1% in the second quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 815 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 524 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of FMC by 201.2% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,076 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $212,000 after acquiring an additional 3,391 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of FMC by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,291 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $380,000 after acquiring an additional 442 shares in the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of FMC during the 2nd quarter valued at $606,000. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in FMC by 5.0% during the third quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 21,279 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $716,000 after acquiring an additional 1,009 shares in the last quarter. 91.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

FMC Price Performance

FMC opened at $14.62 on Friday. FMC Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $12.17 and a fifty-two week high of $44.78. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $14.77 and a 200 day moving average of $23.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.32. The firm has a market cap of $1.83 billion, a P/E ratio of -0.82, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.65.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.79 earnings per share. FMC’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. FMC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.440–0.320 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that FMC Corporation will post 3.48 EPS for the current year.

FMC Cuts Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on FMC shares. Mizuho dropped their price target on FMC from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Zacks Research lowered FMC from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of FMC from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of FMC from $17.00 to $15.50 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of FMC from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $19.59.

About FMC

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.