Mizuho Has Lowered Expectations for FMC (NYSE:FMC) Stock Price

FMC (NYSE:FMC) had its target price reduced by Mizuho from $21.00 to $20.00 in a report released on Tuesday, MarketBeat reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the basic materials company’s stock. Mizuho’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 38.17% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on FMC. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on FMC from $17.00 to $15.50 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Barclays cut shares of FMC from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $16.00 to $13.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FMC in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research lowered shares of FMC from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on FMC from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $19.59.

FMC Price Performance

FMC opened at $14.48 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.81, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $14.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $23.37. FMC has a twelve month low of $12.17 and a twelve month high of $44.78.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by ($0.01). FMC had a negative net margin of 64.57% and a positive return on equity of 10.10%. The business 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 posted $1.79 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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 expect that FMC will post 3.48 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FMC

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FMC. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in FMC by 11.0% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 51,448 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,171,000 after purchasing an additional 5,091 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in shares of FMC by 137.7% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 21,427 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $904,000 after buying an additional 12,414 shares during the period. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of FMC by 28.4% in the 2nd 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 last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its position in FMC by 180.1% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 815 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 524 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in FMC by 67.1% in the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 25,038 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,045,000 after purchasing an additional 10,056 shares during the period. 91.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.