Royal Bank Of Canada Cuts FMC (NYSE:FMC) Price Target to $14.00

FMC (NYSE:FMC) had its target price trimmed by Royal Bank Of Canada from $16.00 to $14.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has a sector perform rating on the basic materials company’s stock.

FMC has been the subject of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Zacks Research raised FMC from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FMC in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Barclays downgraded shares of FMC from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $16.00 to $13.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Mizuho cut their target price on shares of FMC from $24.00 to $21.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $22.29.

FMC Stock Performance

Shares of FMC stock opened at $14.78 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 0.65. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $14.50 and its 200-day moving average is $24.73. FMC has a one year low of $12.17 and a one year high of $44.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by ($0.01). FMC had a positive return on equity of 10.10% and a negative net margin of 64.57%.The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.79 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. FMC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.440–0.320 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS. Equities analysts predict that FMC will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FMC Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is currently -1.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director John Mitchell Raines acquired 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $13.77 per share, with a total value of $96,390.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 13,784 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $189,805.68. The trade was a 103.18% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FMC. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in FMC by 104.9% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 200,326 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,779,000 after purchasing an additional 102,545 shares in the last quarter. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA bought a new position in FMC in the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,245,000. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. raised its position in shares of FMC by 60.7% in the 3rd quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 140,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,708,000 after buying an additional 52,900 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in shares of FMC by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 728,716 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $24,514,000 after acquiring an additional 43,275 shares during the period. Finally, Dearborn Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of FMC during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $747,000. Institutional investors own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

More FMC News

Here are the key news stories impacting FMC this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Board authorized a strategic review and highlighted 2026 priorities, including a $1B debt-reduction initiative — a sale or alternative could command a takeover premium or otherwise unlock shareholder value. FMC press release
• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley kept an “equal weight” stance and trimmed its price target to $15.50 — still implying modest upside versus the recent quote, which can support buying interest amid sale speculation. Morgan Stanley PT cut
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage is mixed: price targets vary widely (median near ~$17) and some firms remain constructive while others trim expectations — this produces divergent investor signals rather than a clear consensus. Quiver Quant data & analyst targets
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results missed revenue and EPS expectations and management issued weak Q1 and FY2026 guidance (Q1 EPS guidance of -0.44 to -0.32 and FY EPS 1.63–1.89 vs. higher consensus) — these are direct hits to near-term fundamentals. Zacks: Q4 miss & guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Moody’s downgraded FMC to junk amid patent challenges, increasing financing risk and investor caution — a material credit rating event that can pressure valuation. Investing.com: Moody’s downgrade

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.