FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Given Consensus Rating of “Reduce” by Brokerages

Shares of FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the thirteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have given a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $19.6818.

Several research firms have recently issued reports on FMC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of FMC from $43.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 17th. UBS Group set a $14.00 price target on FMC in a report on Friday, February 6th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 9th. Wall Street Zen cut FMC from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Finally, Barclays downgraded FMC from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $16.00 to $13.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 9th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FMC

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of FMC by 290.5% in the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 97,781 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,288,000 after purchasing an additional 72,743 shares during the period. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in FMC by 28.4% in 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 buying an additional 10,018 shares during the last quarter. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA acquired a new stake in shares of FMC in the third quarter valued at approximately $2,245,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of FMC by 6.3% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 728,716 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $24,514,000 after acquiring an additional 43,275 shares during the period. Finally, Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of FMC during the second quarter worth approximately $606,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

FMC Stock Performance

Shares of FMC stock opened at $14.35 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.32. FMC has a one year low of $12.17 and a one year high of $44.78. The company has a market cap of $1.79 billion, a PE ratio of -0.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.65.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.15 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.79 EPS. The firm’s 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that FMC will post 3.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FMC Cuts Dividend

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

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.