Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM Shares Bought by BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S

BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S boosted its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) by 281.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 115,384 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 85,169 shares during the quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S’s holdings in Archer Daniels Midland were worth $6,633,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ADM. Woodline Partners LP increased its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 40.8% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 40,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,941,000 after purchasing an additional 11,715 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 5.3% during the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 83,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,433,000 after purchasing an additional 4,224 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 40.0% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 191,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,116,000 after buying an additional 54,746 shares during the period. Glenview Trust co acquired a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the second quarter valued at $203,000. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 223,280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,785,000 after buying an additional 5,051 shares during the period. 78.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Gregory A. Morris sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.48, for a total transaction of $3,424,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 300,122 shares in the company, valued at $20,552,354.56. The trade was a 14.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ian R. Pinner sold 34,106 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The shares were 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 directly owned 90,676 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,486,054.28. This trade represents a 27.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Performance

Shares of ADM opened at $81.18 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $68.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.31. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 1 year low of $47.25 and a 1 year high of $85.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.13 billion, a PE ratio of 36.40 and a beta of 0.60.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $20.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.35 billion. Archer Daniels Midland had a net margin of 1.34% and a return on equity of 7.37%. The company’s revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.70 EPS. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.150-4.70 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Archer Daniels Midland Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be issued a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 20th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Archer Daniels Midland’s dividend payout ratio is presently 93.27%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ADM has been the topic of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $74.50.

Archer Daniels Midland 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.