Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for AGCO Q1 Earnings

AGCO Co. (NYSE:AGCO) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of AGCO in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $0.11 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.20. The consensus estimate for AGCO’s current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AGCO’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.13 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.04 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.64 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.57 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.92 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on AGCO. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on AGCO from $109.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Morgan Stanley began coverage on shares of AGCO in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $101.00 price target for the company. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of AGCO from $95.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of AGCO from $108.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on AGCO from $102.00 to $111.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AGCO currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.60.

AGCO Price Performance

NYSE AGCO opened at $92.69 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $98.16 and its 200 day moving average is $97.03. AGCO has a fifty-two week low of $84.35 and a fifty-two week high of $125.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 1.34. The company has a market capitalization of $6.91 billion, a PE ratio of -16.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.24.

AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.01 by ($0.04). AGCO had a positive return on equity of 13.40% and a negative net margin of 3.64%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. GeoWealth Management LLC bought a new position in AGCO during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in AGCO by 333.3% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 286 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in AGCO by 84.2% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 337 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new stake in AGCO during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, LRI Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of AGCO by 50.0% in the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 510 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. 78.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AGCO Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.25%. AGCO’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -20.39%.

About AGCO

AGCO Corporation manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment and related replacement parts worldwide. It offers horsepower tractors for row crop production, soil cultivation, planting, land leveling, seeding, and commercial hay operations; utility tractors for small- and medium-sized farms, as well as for dairy, livestock, orchards, and vineyards; and compact tractors for small farms, specialty agricultural industries, landscaping, equestrian, and residential uses.