FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Short Interest Update

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 15,770,873 shares, a growth of 19.7% from the January 15th total of 13,171,586 shares. Approximately 12.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 3,618,070 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 3,618,070 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.4 days. Approximately 12.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FMC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Barclays lowered FMC from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $16.00 to $13.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on FMC from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of FMC in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Zacks Research cut FMC from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of FMC from $43.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $19.59.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its holdings in FMC by 180.1% during the second quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 815 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 524 shares in the last quarter. Armistice Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of FMC during the 3rd quarter valued at $204,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of FMC by 201.2% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,076 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $212,000 after purchasing an additional 3,391 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of FMC in the 3rd quarter worth $267,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FMC by 4.1% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,291 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $380,000 after buying an additional 442 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

FMC Stock Up 1.0%

FMC traded up $0.15 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $14.49. The company had a trading volume of 2,751,240 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,874,429. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.00. FMC has a 1-year low of $12.17 and a 1-year high of $44.78. The business has a 50-day moving average of $14.69 and a 200-day moving average of $23.60. The company has a market cap of $1.81 billion, a PE ratio of -0.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.65.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by ($0.01). FMC had a positive return on equity of 10.10% and a negative net margin of 64.57%.The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.79 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. FMC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.440–0.320 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that FMC will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current year.

FMC Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is presently -1.79%.

FMC Company 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.