DAVENPORT & Co LLC Lowers Holdings in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

DAVENPORT & Co LLC lowered its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) by 67.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,984 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,399 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC’s holdings in Archer Daniels Midland were worth $344,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of ADM. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 367.0% during the 3rd quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 509 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 313.8% in the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 386 shares during the last quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC boosted its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 113.6% during the third quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 534 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the period. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland during the second quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Caldwell Trust Co increased its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 44.7% during the third quarter. Caldwell Trust Co now owns 647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Ian R. Pinner sold 34,106 shares of Archer Daniels Midland stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.53, for a total value of $2,439,602.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 90,676 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,486,054.28. This trade represents a 27.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Gregory A. Morris sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.48, for a total value of $3,424,000.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 300,122 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,552,354.56. This represents a 14.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 109,106 shares of company stock valued at $7,539,602. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Archer Daniels Midland News

Here are the key news stories impacting Archer Daniels Midland this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles highlight ADM as a long-term value stock, pointing to attractive valuation, durable commodities exposure and Zacks style-score support — a positive narrative for long-horizon investors. MSN Article Yahoo Finance Article Zacks Article
• Positive Sentiment: Barclays raised its price target to $77 from $68 and kept an “equal weight” rating — the PT lift signals modest analyst optimism (roughly mid-single-digit upside vs. current levels). TickerReport Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Corporate governance update — ADM added Michael McMurray to its board and committee rosters, which the company frames as strengthening audit and sustainability oversight and supporting South American operations expansion. Yahoo – Board Appointment
• Neutral Sentiment: Market-flow notes — ADM had intraday gains recently (reported +1.31% to $72.69 in a prior session) but has trailed broader market returns, underscoring mixed momentum. Yahoo – Price Move Zacks – Price Move
• Neutral Sentiment: Brief market commentary: MarketWatch noted a recent uptick but overall underperformance vs. peers, signaling mixed investor sentiment. MarketWatch
• Negative Sentiment: Options market stress: implied volatility has surged for ADM options, suggesting traders expect bigger near-term moves and raising hedging costs — a sign of elevated short-term uncertainty that can pressure the stock. Yahoo – Options IV

Archer Daniels Midland Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of ADM stock opened at $72.31 on Thursday. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a fifty-two week low of $40.98 and a fifty-two week high of $74.19. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $68.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $63.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.37.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.07. Archer Daniels Midland had a net margin of 1.34% and a return on equity of 7.39%. The company had revenue of $18.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.03 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.14 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-4.250 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Archer Daniels Midland Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th were issued a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. This is a boost from Archer Daniels Midland’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 17th. Archer Daniels Midland’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 93.69%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on ADM shares. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Monday, December 15th. Morgan Stanley lowered Archer Daniels Midland from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their target price for the company from $57.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research upgraded Archer Daniels Midland from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Archer Daniels Midland from $61.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $59.86.

Archer Daniels Midland Company Profile

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is a global agricultural processor and food-ingredient provider that sources, transports and processes oilseeds, corn, wheat and other agricultural commodities. The company operates large-scale crushing, refining and processing facilities that produce vegetable oils, protein meals, corn sweeteners, starches, ethanol, animal feeds and a wide range of food and industrial ingredients. ADM also develops specialty ingredients and solutions for human and animal nutrition, food and beverage formulation, and industrial applications such as bio-based materials and renewable fuels.

ADM’s business combines commodity origination and merchandising with downstream manufacturing and ingredient formulation.