What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for FMC FY2026 Earnings?

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) – KeyCorp issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for FMC in a report released on Sunday, April 13th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $4.16 for the year. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $49.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for FMC’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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%.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of FMC from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $78.00 to $47.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of FMC from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Vertical Research raised shares of FMC to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on FMC from $55.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed a “cautious” rating on shares of FMC in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.31.

FMC Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FMC opened at $37.36 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $38.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.27. FMC has a fifty-two week low of $32.83 and a fifty-two week high of $68.72. The firm has a market cap of $4.67 billion, a PE ratio of 13.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

FMC Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.58 dividend. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is currently 85.29%.

Insider Buying and Selling at FMC

In other news, Director Carol Anthony Davidson purchased 6,000 shares of FMC stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was acquired 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 $223,980. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Michael Finian Reilly sold 2,958 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.25, for a total value of $163,429.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 25,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,407,107. The trade was a 10.41 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FMC

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. WP Advisors LLC boosted its position in FMC by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. WP Advisors LLC now owns 6,193 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $301,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of FMC by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,604 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in FMC by 9.9% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,620 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $127,000 after buying an additional 236 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in FMC by 34.7% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 990 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System raised its position in shares of FMC by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 36,226 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,761,000 after buying an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

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.