Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for AGCO Earnings

AGCO Co. (NYSE:AGCO - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for AGCO in a report released on Thursday, December 19th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.26 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.36. The consensus estimate for AGCO's current full-year earnings is $7.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AGCO's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.99 EPS.

AGCO (NYSE:AGCO - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.40). The firm had revenue of $2.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.90 billion. AGCO had a net margin of 1.35% and a return on equity of 15.79%. AGCO's revenue for the quarter was down 24.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.97 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of AGCO from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com raised shares of AGCO from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on AGCO in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $101.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on AGCO from $112.00 to $99.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their target price on AGCO from $131.00 to $111.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $108.10.

AGCO Stock Down 0.0 %

AGCO stock traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $93.49. The stock had a trading volume of 851,681 shares, compared to its average volume of 824,908. The stock has a market cap of $6.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.24. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $97.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. AGCO has a 12 month low of $84.35 and a 12 month high of $130.26.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AGCO

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of AGCO by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,699,964 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $362,152,000 after acquiring an additional 63,432 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in AGCO by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,259,699 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $221,187,000 after acquiring an additional 335,092 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in AGCO by 34.3% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,110,408 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $206,525,000 after acquiring an additional 538,955 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of AGCO by 4.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,978,963 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $193,661,000 after purchasing an additional 80,846 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in AGCO by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,857,505 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $181,775,000 after purchasing an additional 66,303 shares during the period. 78.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AGCO Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th were issued a $0.29 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.24%. AGCO's dividend payout ratio is 51.33%.

AGCO Company Profile

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.