Brokers Set Expectations for FMC’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:FMC)

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FMC in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.83 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.00. The consensus estimate for FMC’s current full-year earnings is $3.33 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for FMC’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.61 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on FMC. KeyCorp cut their price objective on shares of FMC from $79.00 to $69.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on shares of FMC from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised shares of FMC from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada lowered FMC from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $78.00 to $47.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays raised FMC from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $65.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $57.62.

FMC Stock Performance

NYSE FMC opened at $35.66 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $52.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.53. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. FMC has a twelve month low of $34.00 and a twelve month high of $68.72. The company has a market capitalization of $4.45 billion, a PE ratio of 3.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.84.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.14. FMC had a return on equity of 7.68% and a net margin of 34.93%.

Institutional Trading of FMC

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in FMC during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Millburn Ridgefield Corp grew its stake in FMC by 186.2% in the third quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 498 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in FMC by 90.8% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 517 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in FMC by 250.6% during the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 554 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 396 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in FMC by 65.3% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 959 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 379 shares during the last quarter. 91.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other FMC news, VP Jacqueline Scanlan sold 4,529 shares of FMC stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.67, for a total transaction of $270,245.43. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 28,649 shares in the company, valued at $1,709,485.83. The trade was a 13.65 % 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, EVP Michael Finian Reilly sold 2,958 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.25, for a total value of $163,429.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 25,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,407,107. This trade represents a 10.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 7,491 shares of company stock worth $433,898. 0.81% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

FMC Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.58 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.51%. FMC’s payout ratio is currently 19.97%.

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.