Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. Invests $1.23 Million in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. acquired a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 16,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,231,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ADM. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the fourth quarter valued at about $402,743,000. Swedbank AB grew its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 9.2% during the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 399,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,941,000 after buying an additional 33,647 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise raised its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 56.4% in the fourth quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 50,181 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,886,000 after acquiring an additional 18,088 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 385.5% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 17,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $983,000 after acquiring an additional 13,576 shares during the last quarter. Finally, North Dakota State Investment Board purchased a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland during the 4th quarter worth about $1,634,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.28% of the company’s stock.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Up 1.3%

ADM opened at $81.82 on Friday. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 1 year low of $55.58 and a 1 year high of $88.46. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $79.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.39. The company has a market cap of $39.43 billion, a PE ratio of 22.42 and a beta of 0.62.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.35. The company had revenue of $22.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.75 billion. Archer Daniels Midland had a net margin of 2.16% and a return on equity of 9.21%. Archer Daniels Midland’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.600 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 5.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be given a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. Archer Daniels Midland’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 56.99%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 15th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Zacks Research raised Archer Daniels Midland from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Archer Daniels Midland from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $60.00 to $79.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Archer Daniels Midland presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $79.67.

Archer Daniels Midland Profile

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.