Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) Given Average Recommendation of “Reduce” by Brokerages

Shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the nine analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $58.00.

ADM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $61.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $63.00 price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded Archer Daniels Midland from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $57.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th.

Insider Transactions at Archer Daniels Midland

In related news, SVP Jennifer L. Weber sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.04, for a total value of $1,676,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 123,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,290,702.72. This represents a 16.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director David R. Mcatee II bought 7,500 shares of Archer Daniels Midland stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $64.90 per share, for a total transaction of $486,750.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 7,500 shares in the company, valued at $486,750. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Archer Daniels Midland

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ADM. Toth Financial Advisory Corp acquired a new position in Archer Daniels Midland in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Trust Co. of Vermont raised its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 367.0% in the third quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 313.8% during 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 period. Finally, Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.28% of the company’s stock.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Performance

NYSE ADM opened at $67.84 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.56, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.71. The business’s 50 day moving average is $63.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.62. Archer Daniels Midland has a 12-month low of $40.98 and a 12-month high of $70.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

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

Archer Daniels Midland Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.52 per share. This is an increase from Archer Daniels Midland’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. Archer Daniels Midland’s payout ratio is 93.69%.

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.