Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for FMC

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for FMC in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

FMC has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of FMC from $55.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on FMC from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Vertical Research upgraded shares of FMC to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Bank of America restated an “underperform” rating and set a $48.00 price objective (down from $61.00) on shares of FMC in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, KeyCorp dropped their target price on shares of FMC from $79.00 to $69.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $57.62.

FMC Price Performance

FMC stock opened at $35.66 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 3.07, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $52.48 and a 200 day moving average of $58.53. FMC has a 1 year low of $34.00 and a 1 year high of $68.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.09.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FMC. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of FMC by 27.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,271,760 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $417,151,000 after purchasing an additional 1,343,615 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in FMC by 48.9% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,088,235 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $101,509,000 after purchasing an additional 685,995 shares during the last quarter. Ilex Capital Partners UK LLP boosted its holdings in FMC by 2,129.4% in the third quarter. Ilex Capital Partners UK LLP now owns 440,353 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $29,037,000 after purchasing an additional 420,601 shares in the last quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC lifted its position in shares of FMC by 2,531.3% during the 3rd quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 253,179 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $16,695,000 after buying an additional 243,557 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in shares of FMC by 50.7% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 427,256 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $20,769,000 after buying an additional 143,770 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, 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 transaction of $163,429.50. Following the completion of 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Jacqueline Scanlan sold 4,529 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 owns 28,649 shares in the company, valued at $1,709,485.83. This trade represents a 13.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 7,491 shares of company stock worth $433,898 over the last 90 days. 0.81% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

FMC Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.58 dividend. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.51%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. FMC’s payout ratio is presently 19.97%.

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.