Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic Outlook of FMC Q1 Earnings

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of FMC in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.90. The consensus estimate for FMC’s current full-year earnings is $3.33 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for FMC’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.53 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.64 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on FMC. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of FMC from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of FMC from $70.00 to $46.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of FMC from $55.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of FMC from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $78.00 to $47.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, KeyCorp cut their price objective on shares of FMC from $79.00 to $69.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $54.00.

FMC Trading Down 3.2 %

NYSE:FMC opened at $34.51 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.48. The firm has a market cap of $4.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.84. FMC has a 52 week low of $33.80 and a 52 week high of $68.72. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $51.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.37.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FMC

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of FMC by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 7,766 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $377,000 after purchasing an additional 437 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of FMC by 122.1% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 6,795 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 3,735 shares in the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of FMC by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 577,962 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $28,095,000 after purchasing an additional 2,668 shares in the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of FMC by 16.4% during the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 6,704 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $326,000 after purchasing an additional 946 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its stake in shares of FMC by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 38,901 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,891,000 after purchasing an additional 2,402 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at FMC

In related news, VP Jacqueline Scanlan sold 4,529 shares of FMC stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.67, for a total value of $270,245.43. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 28,649 shares in the company, valued at $1,709,485.83. This trade represents a 13.65 % decrease in their position. The sale 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 FMC stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.25, for a total transaction of $163,429.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 25,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,407,107. The trade was a 10.41 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 7,491 shares of company stock valued at $433,898. Insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

FMC Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.58 per share. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is currently 85.29%.

FMC Company Profile

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.