FMC (NYSE:FMC) Shares Up 7.2% – Should You Buy?

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC)’s stock price was up 7.2% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $14.92 and last traded at $14.7870. Approximately 807,020 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 80% from the average daily volume of 4,137,560 shares. The stock had previously closed at $13.80.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on FMC shares. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on FMC from $17.00 to $15.50 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Bank of America dropped their price objective 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. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of FMC in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Zacks Research lowered shares of FMC from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of FMC from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $19.59.

FMC Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $1.85 billion, a P/E ratio of -0.83 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $14.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.26.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.15 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.79 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. FMC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.440–0.320 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that FMC Corporation will post 3.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. FMC’s payout ratio is currently -1.79%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Michael F. Barry acquired 18,072 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of $13.83 per share, with a total value of $249,935.76. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 19,634 shares in the company, valued at $271,538.22. This trade represents a 1,156.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FMC

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FMC. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of FMC by 217.2% during the fourth quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 63,647 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $883,000 after buying an additional 43,582 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in FMC by 104.9% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 200,326 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,779,000 after acquiring an additional 102,545 shares during the period. Armistice Capital LLC bought a new position in FMC during the 3rd quarter worth about $204,000. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new position in FMC during the 3rd quarter worth about $267,000. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC increased its position in FMC by 26.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 18,173 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $611,000 after purchasing an additional 3,749 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.