FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Receives $19.68 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) has earned an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the thirteen brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $19.5909.

A number of research firms recently commented on FMC. Zacks Research lowered FMC from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FMC in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of FMC from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th.

FMC Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of NYSE FMC opened at $14.85 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $14.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.31. The stock has a market cap of $1.86 billion, a P/E ratio of -0.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.65. FMC has a 52-week low of $12.17 and a 52-week high of $44.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.32.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. FMC had a positive return on equity of 10.10% and a negative net margin of 64.57%.FMC’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.79 EPS. 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, equities analysts forecast that FMC will post 3.48 EPS for the current year.

FMC Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of FMC

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of FMC. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of FMC by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 728,716 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $24,514,000 after acquiring an additional 43,275 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in shares of FMC by 0.5% during the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 293,690 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $9,877,000 after purchasing an additional 1,406 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of FMC by 104.9% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 200,326 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,779,000 after purchasing an additional 102,545 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. grew its stake in shares of FMC by 60.7% in the 3rd quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 140,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,708,000 after buying an additional 52,900 shares during the period. Finally, Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA bought a new stake in FMC in the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,245,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

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.