Entropy Technologies LP Purchases Shares of 81,379 FMC Corporation $FMC

Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 81,379 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,401,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of FMC. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of FMC by 3,642.9% in the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,834 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 1,785 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FMC by 297.2% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 6,264 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $108,000 after buying an additional 4,687 shares during the period. Armistice Capital LLC purchased a new stake in FMC in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $204,000. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in FMC by 217.2% during the fourth quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 63,647 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $883,000 after buying an additional 43,582 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in shares of FMC by 137.7% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 21,427 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $904,000 after acquiring an additional 12,414 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on FMC shares. BMO Capital Markets set a $14.00 price target on shares of FMC in a research note on Friday, July 3rd. Mizuho set a $16.00 price objective on shares of FMC in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on FMC from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of FMC from $14.00 to $12.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on FMC from $17.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $15.38.

FMC Price Performance

FMC stock opened at $11.13 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $11.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.01. The company has a market capitalization of $1.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.56 and a beta of 0.38. FMC Corporation has a 1 year low of $10.56 and a 1 year high of $43.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.29.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The basic materials company reported ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.39) by $0.16. FMC had a negative net margin of 72.93% and a positive return on equity of 10.53%. The firm had revenue of $762.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $745.42 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.18 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. FMC has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.160-0.260 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that FMC Corporation will post 1.63 earnings per share for the current year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is presently -1.60%.

FMC Profile

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.