AGCO Co. (NYSE:AGCO - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for AGCO in a report released on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.91 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.94. The consensus estimate for AGCO's current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share.
A number of other analysts have also weighed in on AGCO. StockNews.com lowered AGCO from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Robert W. Baird lowered shares of AGCO from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $116.00 to $100.00 in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Baird R W cut shares of AGCO from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of AGCO from $108.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded AGCO from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $98.00 to $90.00 in a report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $100.90.
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AGCO Trading Down 0.1 %
Shares of AGCO stock traded down $0.07 on Thursday, reaching $78.19. 713,442 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 867,951. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $96.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $96.74. AGCO has a 52 week low of $73.79 and a 52 week high of $125.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.83 billion, a PE ratio of -13.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.16.
AGCO (NYSE:AGCO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.97 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.01 by ($0.04). AGCO had a negative net margin of 3.64% and a positive return on equity of 13.40%.
AGCO Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.48%. AGCO's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -20.39%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On AGCO
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of AGCO by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,265 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $212,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC increased its stake in AGCO by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 4,299 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $402,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of AGCO by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 6,207 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $580,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of AGCO by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 6,552 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $612,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of AGCO by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 18,414 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,721,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. 78.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
AGCO Company Profile
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AGCO Corporation manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment and related replacement parts worldwide. It offers horsepower tractors for row crop production, soil cultivation, planting, land leveling, seeding, and commercial hay operations; utility tractors for small- and medium-sized farms, as well as for dairy, livestock, orchards, and vineyards; and compact tractors for small farms, specialty agricultural industries, landscaping, equestrian, and residential uses.
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