Waterloo Capital L.P. Makes New Investment in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Waterloo Capital L.P. purchased a new position in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 6,473 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $372,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ADM. Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 40.8% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 40,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,941,000 after buying an additional 11,715 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 83,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,433,000 after buying an additional 4,224 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 40.0% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 191,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,116,000 after buying an additional 54,746 shares during the last quarter. Glenview Trust co acquired a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland in the 2nd quarter worth about $203,000. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 223,280 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,785,000 after buying an additional 5,051 shares during the last quarter. 78.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Performance

Archer Daniels Midland stock opened at $82.61 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $74.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.82 billion, a PE ratio of 37.05 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.31. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a one year low of $46.81 and a one year high of $83.10.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $20.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.35 billion. Archer Daniels Midland had a return on equity of 7.37% and a net margin of 1.34%.Archer Daniels Midland’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.70 EPS. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.150-4.70 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Archer Daniels Midland Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be given a dividend of $0.52 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 20th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. Archer Daniels Midland’s payout ratio is 93.27%.

Insider Activity at Archer Daniels Midland

In other Archer Daniels Midland news, SVP Gregory A. Morris sold 50,000 shares of Archer Daniels Midland stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.48, for a total transaction of $3,424,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 300,122 shares in the company, valued at $20,552,354.56. The trade was a 14.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ian R. Pinner sold 34,106 shares of Archer Daniels Midland stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.53, for a total value of $2,439,602.18. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 90,676 shares in the company, valued at $6,486,054.28. This represents a 27.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ADM. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $63.00 price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $74.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Archer Daniels Midland currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $74.50.

About Archer Daniels Midland

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.