Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for FMC

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of FMC in a report released on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.10 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.09. The consensus estimate for FMC’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for FMC’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.40 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on FMC. Mizuho set a $46.00 price target on shares of FMC in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of FMC from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $78.00 to $47.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. KeyCorp reduced their price target on shares of FMC from $51.00 to $49.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on FMC in a report on Thursday, March 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $51.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and issued a $48.00 price objective (down from $61.00) on shares of FMC in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.69.

FMC Price Performance

Shares of FMC stock opened at $40.88 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.20. The company has a market cap of $5.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.83. FMC has a twelve month low of $32.83 and a twelve month high of $68.72. 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 (NYSE:FMC) last released its earnings results 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 return on equity of 9.67% and a net margin of 8.03%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FMC

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of FMC by 17.3% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 310,378 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $20,465,000 after acquiring an additional 45,752 shares during the last quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co acquired a new position in FMC during the third quarter worth $205,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in FMC in the 3rd quarter valued at about $58,000. Synovus Financial Corp boosted its stake in FMC by 82.9% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 49,892 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,290,000 after purchasing an additional 22,612 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Trust Co. N.A. boosted its holdings 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 worth $3,970,000 after purchasing an additional 9,500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at FMC

In related news, Director Carol Anthony Davidson purchased 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $37.33 per share, for a total transaction of $223,980.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 6,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $223,980. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Ronaldo Pereira bought 5,600 shares of FMC stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $35.77 per share, with a total value of $200,312.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 48,837 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,746,899.49. This represents a 12.95 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

FMC Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were given a $0.58 dividend. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.