FMC (FMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, provides crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management products. It develops, markets, and sells crop protection chemicals that includes insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides; and biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment products, which are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a range of insects, weeds, and diseases, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control. The company markets its products through its own sales organization and through alliance partners, independent distributors, and sales representatives. It operates in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $39.86 to $40.99
• 50-Day Range: $34.51 to $56.45
• 52-Week Range: $33.80 to $68.72
• Volume: 3.90 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.79 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.85
• Dividend Yield: 5.74%
• Price Target: $52.14
• Consensus Rating: Hold

FMC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FMC scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 153 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

FMC has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.07, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

FMC has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.51%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for FMC are expected to grow by 13.51% in the coming year, from $3.48 to $3.95 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FMC is 14.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of FMC is 14.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 15.94.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

FMC has a PEG Ratio of 1.90. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

FMC has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.34% of the float of FMC has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FMC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FMC has recently decreased by 5.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

FMC is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.76%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

FMC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of FMC is 85.29%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, FMC will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.73% next year. This indicates that FMC will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -14.61

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.34% of the float of FMC has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FMC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FMC has recently decreased by 5.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

FMC has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 46 news articles for FMC this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

53 people have searched for FMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 9 people have added FMC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -53% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, FMC insiders have bought 159.26% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $424,292.00 in company stock and sold $163,653.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.85% of the stock of FMC is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.86% of the stock of FMC is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FMC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FMC shares performed this year?

FMC's stock was trading at $48.61 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, FMC shares have decreased by 16.9% and is now trading at $40.3990.
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How were FMC's earnings last quarter?

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.14. FMC had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.67% and a net margin of 8.03%.
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Does FMC have any subsidiaries?

FMC subsidiaries include these companies: BioPhero ApS, Cheminova A/S, Epax AS, Phytone Ltd., RheinPerChemie GmbH, Tg Soda Ash Inc., Cheminova A/S, and others.

Who are FMC's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of FMC include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.25%), Wellington Management Group LLP (9.68%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (3.51%) and Invesco Ltd. (2.85%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew D Sandifer, Ronaldo Pereira, Robert C Pallash, Mark Douglas, Jacqueline Scanlan, Michael Finian Reilly, Nicholas Pfeiffer, Thaisa Hugenneyer, Carol Anthony Davidson and Brian Paul Angeli.
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How do I buy shares of FMC?

Shares of FMC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of FMC own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that FMC investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Tesla (TSLA) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 1/16 Dividend: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/16/2025
• Last Earnings: 2/04/2025
• Today: 3/13/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/17 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Chemicals & allied products
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FMC
• CIK: 37785
• Web: www.fmc.com
• Phone: (215) 299-6000
• Fax: 215-299-5998
• Employees: 6,600
• Year Founded: 1883

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $52.14
• High Stock Price Target: $65.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.07
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.61
• P/E Growth: 1.9
• Net Income: $341.10 million
• Net Margins: 8.03%
• Pretax Margin: 5.95%
• Return on Equity: 9.67%
• Return on Assets: 3.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.67
• Current Ratio: 1.64
• Quick Ratio: 1.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.25 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.19
• Cash Flow: $5.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.10
• Book Value: $36.12 per share
• Price / Book: 1.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 124,904,000
• Free Float: 123,775,000
• Market Cap: $5.05 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93