Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic Outlook of FMC Q3 Earnings

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for FMC in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn $0.92 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.97. The consensus estimate for FMC's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on FMC. UBS Group downgraded shares of FMC from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $66.00 to $38.00 in a report on Friday, February 7th. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on shares of FMC from $55.00 to $51.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. StockNews.com cut shares of FMC from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, February 22nd. Redburn Atlantic cut shares of FMC from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $49.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of FMC from $55.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $52.23.

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FMC Price Performance

Shares of FMC stock traded up $1.05 on Friday, reaching $41.31. The stock had a trading volume of 3,624,074 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,003,712. FMC has a 1 year low of $33.80 and a 1 year high of $68.72. The company has a market cap of $5.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The business's 50 day moving average is $45.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $55.10.

FMC (NYSE:FMC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.14. FMC had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 9.67%.

Institutional Trading of FMC

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of FMC by 27.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,271,760 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $417,151,000 after purchasing an additional 1,343,615 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of FMC in the 4th quarter worth about $49,888,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of FMC by 37.8% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,559,107 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $173,008,000 after purchasing an additional 977,110 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of FMC by 44.8% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,286,177 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $111,131,000 after purchasing an additional 707,727 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of FMC by 48.9% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,088,235 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $101,509,000 after purchasing an additional 685,995 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.86% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at FMC

In other news, Director Carol Anthony Davidson bought 6,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $37.33 per share, for a total transaction of $223,980.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 6,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $223,980. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael Finian Reilly sold 2,958 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.25, for a total transaction of $163,429.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 25,468 shares in the company, valued at $1,407,107. This represents a 10.41 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.85% of the company's stock.

FMC Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.58 per share. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.62%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. FMC's payout ratio is currently 85.29%.

About FMC

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.