Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 16,700 Shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Yousif Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) by 8.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 181,254 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,700 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Archer Daniels Midland were worth $10,420,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Toth Financial Advisory Corp purchased a new position in Archer Daniels Midland in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 367.0% in the third quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 509 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 313.8% in the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 509 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 386 shares in the last quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC grew its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 113.6% in the third quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 534 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caldwell Trust Co grew its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 44.7% in the third quarter. Caldwell Trust Co now owns 647 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. 78.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $63.00 price target on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays boosted their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $68.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $61.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Archer Daniels Midland has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $62.00.

Insider Activity at Archer Daniels Midland

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 shares were sold at an average price of $68.48, for a total value of $3,424,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 300,122 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,552,354.56. The trade was a 14.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Jennifer L. Weber sold 25,000 shares of the business’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 transaction of $1,676,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 123,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,290,702.72. This trade represents a 16.82% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 109,106 shares of company stock worth $7,539,602. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Performance

Archer Daniels Midland stock opened at $71.71 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $69.42 and a 200-day moving average price of $63.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.37. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a fifty-two week low of $40.98 and a fifty-two week high of $74.19. The company has a market capitalization of $34.56 billion, a PE ratio of 32.30, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.65.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.07. Archer Daniels Midland had a net margin of 1.34% and a return on equity of 7.39%. The firm had revenue of $18.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.03 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.14 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-4.250 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th were paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. This is a boost from Archer Daniels Midland’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 17th. Archer Daniels Midland’s payout ratio is presently 93.69%.

More Archer Daniels Midland News

Here are the key news stories impacting Archer Daniels Midland this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research upgraded ADM from “Hold” to “Strong-Buy,” a near-term catalyst that can attract buying interest from retail and model-driven funds. Zacks.com
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target to $77 (from $65) and said Q1 likely represents the earnings trough for ADM, implying upside as volumes/markets normalize later in the year. This supports higher medium-term expectations despite a Hold rating. Jefferies Raises ADM Price Target to $77
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are reworking ADM’s fair value (reported ~US$63.82 vs prior ~US$62.09) and issuing a mix of modest target increases — this is more an adjustment in modeling assumptions (policy support, commodity outlook) than a clear directional shock. Why The Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Story Is Shifting
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks’ broader stock-feature coverage included ADM among highlighted names; visibility in these roundups can modestly increase trading interest but is not a large fundamental catalyst by itself. Zacks.com Featured Highlights
• Negative Sentiment: Aggregate brokerage coverage compiled by American Banking News shows a consensus recommendation of “Reduce,” which can apply selling pressure from funds that follow analyst consensus or momentum-based screens. Consensus “Reduce”
• Negative Sentiment: Recent headlines noted ADM shares fell while the broader market gained (short-term weakness tied to Q1 revenue miss/seasonal softness and market rotation); such intraday/near-term weakness can feed technical selling. ADM Stock Sinks As Market Gains

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.