FMC Corporation $FMC Shares Acquired by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) by 290.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 97,781 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 72,743 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC owned 0.08% of FMC worth $3,288,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of FMC by 16.7% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,956 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $207,000 after acquiring an additional 711 shares during the period. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of FMC by 28.4% during the second quarter. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC now owns 45,296 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,891,000 after acquiring an additional 10,018 shares during the period. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA bought a new stake in FMC during the third quarter worth approximately $2,245,000. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in FMC in the second quarter worth approximately $606,000. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its position in FMC by 180.1% in the second quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 815 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 524 shares during the period. 91.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director John Mitchell Raines acquired 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $13.77 per share, for a total transaction of $96,390.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 13,784 shares in the company, valued at approximately $189,805.68. This trade represents a 103.18% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

FMC Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE:FMC opened at $15.17 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.65. FMC Corporation has a 1-year low of $12.17 and a 1-year high of $57.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The basic materials company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.04. FMC had a positive return on equity of 10.40% and a negative net margin of 14.81%.The firm had revenue of $542.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.69 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 49.1% compared to the same quarter last year. FMC has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.140-1.360 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 2.920-3.140 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that FMC Corporation will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current year.

FMC Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 31st. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is -7.55%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America upgraded FMC from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $37.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on FMC from $33.00 to $17.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of FMC from $43.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 17th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of FMC from $17.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of FMC from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, FMC currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.31.

About FMC

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.