FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Receives Average Rating of “Reduce” from Analysts

Shares of FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the fourteen brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $15.7083.

Several brokerages have commented on FMC. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of FMC from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Mizuho set a $16.00 target price on FMC in a report on Tuesday. Vertical Research downgraded FMC from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $14.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. UBS Group increased their price target on FMC from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on FMC from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FMC. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in FMC by 6.7% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 213,656 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,679,000 after purchasing an additional 13,330 shares during the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in FMC during the first quarter valued at $1,401,000. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in FMC by 217.2% during the fourth quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 63,647 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $883,000 after purchasing an additional 43,582 shares during the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its position in FMC by 67.1% during the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 58,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $667,000 after purchasing an additional 23,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury lifted its position in FMC by 45.1% during the second quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 57,504 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,401,000 after purchasing an additional 17,878 shares during the last quarter. 91.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FMC Price Performance

FMC stock opened at $11.42 on Friday. FMC has a one year low of $10.56 and a one year high of $43.97. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $12.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $14.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.29. The company has a market capitalization of $1.43 billion, a PE ratio of -0.57 and a beta of 0.38.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The basic materials company reported ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.39) by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $762.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $745.42 million. FMC had a negative net margin of 72.93% and a positive return on equity of 10.53%. FMC’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.18 earnings per share. FMC has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.160-0.260 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that FMC will post 1.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is -1.60%.

FMC Company Profile

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company specializing in the development, manufacture and marketing of crop protection products. Its portfolio includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and plant nutrition solutions designed to enhance crop yield, quality and sustainability. In addition to core crop protection, FMC delivers solutions for turf management and pest control in urban and industrial environments.

Founded in 1883 as the Bean Spray Pump Company and later known as Food Machinery Corporation, the business adopted the FMC name in 1948 and has since evolved through strategic acquisitions and divestitures.