Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Outlook for FMC Earnings

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for FMC in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn $0.71 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.78. The consensus estimate for FMC's current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of FMC in a report on Thursday, March 13th. They set a "buy" rating and a $51.00 price objective on the stock. KeyCorp reduced their price target on FMC from $51.00 to $49.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on FMC from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of FMC from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, February 22nd. Finally, Mizuho set a $46.00 price target on shares of FMC in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, FMC has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $48.69.

FMC Trading Up 3.5 %

NYSE FMC opened at $39.39 on Wednesday. FMC has a one year low of $32.83 and a one year high of $68.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.64. The company has a market capitalization of $4.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.83. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $39.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.43.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FMC. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. grew its position in shares of FMC by 18.7% during the 3rd quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 60,200 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $3,970,000 after acquiring an additional 9,500 shares during the period. Reinhart Partners LLC. grew its holdings in FMC by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 227,328 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $11,050,000 after purchasing an additional 39,230 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of FMC by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,164,403 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $56,602,000 after buying an additional 28,059 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management raised its stake in shares of FMC by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 164,887 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $8,015,000 after buying an additional 14,197 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of FMC during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,573,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.86% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Michael Finian Reilly sold 2,958 shares of FMC 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 directly owns 25,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,407,107. This trade represents a 10.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Carol Anthony Davidson acquired 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of $37.33 per share, for a total transaction of $223,980.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 6,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $223,980. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.67% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

FMC Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were given a $0.58 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.89%. FMC's dividend 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.

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