Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Outlook for FMC Earnings

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) – Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FMC in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.92 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.97. The consensus estimate for FMC’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.14. FMC had a return on equity of 9.67% and a net margin of 8.03%.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on FMC. Royal Bank of Canada lowered FMC from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $78.00 to $47.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Redburn Atlantic downgraded FMC from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $49.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Barclays reduced their target price on FMC from $65.00 to $48.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. KeyCorp reduced their target price on FMC from $55.00 to $51.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Bank of America restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $48.00 target price (down from $61.00) on shares of FMC in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, FMC currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $52.23.

FMC Stock Performance

FMC stock opened at $41.31 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $45.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $55.32. FMC has a 1-year low of $33.80 and a 1-year high of $68.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The firm has a market cap of $5.16 billion, a PE ratio of 15.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.93.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FMC

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FMC. Millburn Ridgefield Corp raised its holdings in shares of FMC by 186.2% in the 3rd quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 498 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of FMC by 90.8% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 517 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of FMC in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of FMC by 217.4% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 746 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 511 shares during the period. Finally, Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of FMC in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at FMC

In other FMC news, Director Carol Anthony Davidson bought 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $37.33 per share, for a total transaction of $223,980.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 6,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $223,980. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Ronaldo Pereira bought 5,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $35.77 per share, for a total transaction of $200,312.00. Following the purchase, the insider now directly owns 48,837 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,746,899.49. The trade was a 12.95 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

FMC Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.58 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.62%. FMC’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 85.29%.

About FMC

FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, provides crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management products. It develops, markets, and sells crop protection chemicals that includes insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides; and biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment products, which are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a range of insects, weeds, and diseases, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control.