NYSE:FMC FMC (FMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $37.36 -0.05 (-0.13%) As of 04/16/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About FMC Stock (NYSE:FMC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get FMC alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$36.94▼$38.0950-Day Range$33.91▼$43.2552-Week Range$32.83▼$68.72Volume1.55 million shsAverage Volume2.03 million shsMarket Capitalization$4.67 billionP/E Ratio13.74Dividend Yield6.21%Price Target$50.31Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewFMC 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.Read More… Remove Ads FMC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks90th Percentile Overall ScoreFMC MarketRank™: FMC scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 3rd 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 Opinion4.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingFMC has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.07, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageFMC has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about FMC's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth13.51% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of FMC is 13.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.32.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of FMC is 13.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 15.07.Price to Earnings Growth RatioFMC has a PEG Ratio of 1.90. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioFMC has a P/B Ratio of 1.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about FMC's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.56% of the float of FMC has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverFMC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in FMC has recently increased by 11.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipFMC is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.40%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthFMC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of FMC is 85.29%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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.Read more about FMC's dividend. Sustainability and ESG0.0 / 5Environmental Score-14.61 Percentage of Shares Shorted5.56% of the float of FMC has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverFMC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in FMC has recently increased by 11.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media1.9 / 5News Sentiment0.36 News SentimentFMC has a news sentiment score of 0.36. 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 0.83 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 58 news articles for FMC this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 33 people have searched for FMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -42% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 8 people have added FMC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 InsidersOnly 0.67% of the stock of FMC is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions91.86% of the stock of FMC is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about FMC's insider trading history. Receive FMC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for FMC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address FMC Stock News HeadlinesWhat is KeyCorp's Estimate for FMC FY2026 Earnings?April 17 at 3:19 AM | americanbankingnews.comFMC Test Clip BApril 16 at 9:15 PM | msn.comCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. Bitcoin’s dropping. Altcoins are bleeding. The stock market’s a mess. The news is screaming fear. But while most traders watch their portfolios tank…April 17, 2025 | Crypto Swap Profits (Ad)April 16 at 5:42 PM | gurufocus.comApril 16 at 5:42 PM | gurufocus.comApril 16 at 5:42 PM | gurufocus.comApril 16 at 5:42 PM | gurufocus.comFMC Corporation secures first global registration for agricultural breakthrough, Dodhylex™ activeApril 16 at 4:30 PM | prnewswire.comSee More Headlines FMC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have FMC shares performed this year? FMC's stock was trading at $48.61 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, FMC stock has decreased by 23.1% and is now trading at $37.36. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were FMC's earnings last quarter? FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.14. FMC had a net margin of 8.03% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.67%. Read the conference call transcript. 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 more. Who are FMC's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of FMC include Rhumbline Advisers (0.24%), Reinhart Partners LLC. (0.17%), Centre Asset Management LLC (0.15%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.14%). 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. View institutional ownership trends. 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 Last Earnings2/04/2025Record date for 4/17 Dividend3/31/2025Ex-Dividend for 4/17 Dividend3/31/2025Today4/17/2025Dividend Payable4/17/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)4/30/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Staples Industry Chemicals & allied products Sub-IndustryDiversified Chemicals Current SymbolNYSE:FMC CIK37785 Webwww.fmc.com Phone(215) 299-6000Fax215-299-5998Employees6,600Year Founded1883Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$50.31 High Stock Price Target$62.00 Low Stock Price Target$38.00 Potential Upside/Downside+34.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.07 Research Coverage14 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.72 Trailing P/E Ratio13.74 Forward P/E Ratio10.74 P/E Growth1.9Net Income$341.10 million Net Margins8.03% Pretax Margin5.95% Return on Equity9.67% Return on Assets3.64% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.67 Current Ratio1.64 Quick Ratio1.24 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.25 billion Price / Sales1.10 Cash Flow$5.26 per share Price / Cash Flow7.10 Book Value$36.12 per share Price / Book1.03Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares124,904,000Free Float123,775,000Market Cap$4.67 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.83 Social Links A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for April 2025. 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