FMC (NYSE:FMC) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

FMC (NYSE:FMC) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.260-3.700 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.360. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.2 billion-$4.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.4 billion. FMC also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.050-0.150 EPS.

FMC Trading Down 0.2 %

NYSE:FMC traded down $0.09 on Thursday, reaching $35.84. 5,224,754 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,696,891. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. FMC has a 1-year low of $34.00 and a 1-year high of $68.72. The company’s 50 day moving average is $52.96 and its 200-day moving average is $58.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.84.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.14. FMC had a net margin of 34.93% and a return on equity of 7.68%. Equities research analysts anticipate that FMC will post 3.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.58 dividend. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is 19.97%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on FMC shares. Bank of America reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $48.00 target price (down from $61.00) on shares of FMC in a report on Wednesday. KeyCorp dropped their target price on shares of FMC from $79.00 to $69.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of FMC from $75.00 to $66.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 20th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of FMC from $70.00 to $46.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on FMC from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $57.62.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Jacqueline Scanlan sold 4,529 shares of FMC stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.67, for a total transaction of $270,245.43. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 28,649 shares in the company, valued at $1,709,485.83. The trade was a 13.65 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael Finian Reilly sold 2,958 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.25, for a total transaction of $163,429.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 25,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,407,107. The trade was a 10.41 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 7,491 shares of company stock valued at $433,898 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.

FMC Company Profile

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.