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

Shares of FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) have received a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the fourteen analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Four 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 twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $15.5417.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on FMC. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of FMC in a report on Friday, May 29th. Vertical Research lowered shares of FMC from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $14.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of FMC from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Mizuho set a $16.00 target price on shares of FMC in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of FMC from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st.

FMC Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of FMC opened at $11.36 on Friday. 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 has a 52 week low of $10.56 and a 52 week high of $43.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.57 and a beta of 0.38. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $11.93 and a 200-day moving average of $14.09.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last issued 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 positive return on equity of 10.53% and a negative net margin of 72.93%.The business had revenue of $762.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $745.42 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.18 EPS. FMC’s quarterly revenue was down 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that FMC will post 1.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. FMC’s payout ratio is -1.60%.

Institutional Trading of FMC

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FMC. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in FMC by 6.7% during the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 213,656 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,679,000 after buying an additional 13,330 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of FMC in the first quarter valued at about $1,401,000. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of FMC by 217.2% in the fourth quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 63,647 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $883,000 after buying an additional 43,582 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its position in shares of FMC by 67.1% during the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 58,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $667,000 after acquiring an additional 23,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury raised its position in shares of FMC by 45.1% during the second quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 57,504 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,401,000 after acquiring an additional 17,878 shares during the last quarter. 91.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.