Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM Stock: Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Lowers Position

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. reduced its stake in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,159,689 shares of the company’s stock after selling 164,505 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned 0.24% of Archer Daniels Midland worth $92,056,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ADM. Triumph Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 62.2% during the third quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 313 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the period. Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new position in Archer Daniels Midland in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Archer Daniels Midland in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Archer Daniels Midland in the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, OP Asset Management Ltd acquired a new position in Archer Daniels Midland in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.28% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on ADM. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $60.00 to $79.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $77.00 to $75.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $79.83.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Performance

Shares of ADM stock opened at $79.40 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $82.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.41. The company has a market cap of $38.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 0.64. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 12-month low of $55.58 and a 12-month high of $88.75.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.35. Archer Daniels Midland had a return on equity of 9.21% and a net margin of 2.16%. The firm had revenue of $22.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.600 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 5.50 EPS for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th were given a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Archer Daniels Midland’s dividend payout ratio is presently 56.99%.

About Archer Daniels Midland

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) is a global agricultural origination and processing company. Founded in 1902, ADM connects farmers and producers with markets worldwide by sourcing, transporting, storing and processing crops and other agricultural commodities.

The company processes oilseeds, corn, wheat and other crops into ingredients and products used in food and beverages, animal nutrition, renewable fuels and industrial applications. Its offerings include vegetable oils, protein meals, sweeteners, starches, flour, food ingredients, animal feed ingredients and biofuels, as well as specialty ingredients developed through its nutrition businesses.

ADM operates an integrated network of agricultural facilities, processing plants, transportation assets and commercial offices serving customers across North America, South America, Europe, Asia and other international markets.