Legal & General Group Plc Grows Position in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Legal & General Group Plc grew its stake in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) by 1.0% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,634,327 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 25,882 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc’s holdings in Archer Daniels Midland were worth $157,375,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Fieldview Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the 3rd quarter valued at $647,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 163.5% during the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,272,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,043,000 after acquiring an additional 789,783 shares during the period. Inceptionr LLC purchased a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,103,000. SNS Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 13.9% in the third quarter. SNS Financial Group LLC now owns 12,936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $773,000 after purchasing an additional 1,579 shares during the period. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the third quarter valued at about $446,000. 78.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on ADM shares. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $63.00 target price on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Monday, December 15th. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Archer Daniels Midland from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $57.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $61.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Archer Daniels Midland presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $58.00.

Insider Activity at Archer Daniels Midland

In other news, Director David R. Mcatee II acquired 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of $64.90 per share, with a total value of $486,750.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 7,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $486,750. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jennifer L. Weber sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.04, for a total transaction of $1,676,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 123,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,290,702.72. This trade represents a 16.82% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of ADM opened at $72.58 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $34.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.69, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 0.68. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 52 week low of $40.98 and a 52 week high of $73.72. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $66.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $62.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.07. Archer Daniels Midland had a return on equity of 7.39% and a net margin of 1.34%.The company had revenue of $18.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.03 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.14 earnings per share. Archer Daniels Midland’s quarterly revenue was down 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-4.250 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.31 EPS for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th were issued a dividend of $0.52 per share. This is a positive change from Archer Daniels Midland’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Archer Daniels Midland’s payout ratio is presently 93.69%.

Key Stories Impacting Archer Daniels Midland

Here are the key news stories impacting Archer Daniels Midland this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts/coverage note that Middle East war-related market volatility could lift near-term profits for ADM by increasing commodity spreads and trading opportunities, a factor supporting optimism about near-term earnings. Archer-Daniels-Midland: We See Higher Near-Term Profits From Middle East War-Related Volatility
• Positive Sentiment: ADM announced a $500,000 ADM Cares investment and a multi-state partnership with American Farmland Trust to strengthen farmer resilience (Farm Forward Initiative). This supports supply-chain resilience and ESG credibility, which can help long-term sourcing and customer relationships. ADM Launches New Partnership with American Farmland Trust as Part of Its Farm Forward Initiative to Strengthen American Farmer Resilience
• Positive Sentiment: Management is pursuing a $500–$750M cost-cut program while continuing to invest in higher-margin growth areas (nutrition, biosolutions, alternative proteins). Cost actions plus strategic reinvestment aim to offset softer commodity margins and boost medium-term profitability. Archer Daniels Balances Cost Cuts and Growth Investments: What’s Next?
• Positive Sentiment: Market momentum: ADM shares recently hit a 52-week high and have outperformed many agribusiness peers, supporting investor confidence and technical buying interest. Archer Daniels Midland stock hits 52-week high at $70.56
• Neutral Sentiment: Relative performance coverage notes ADM has outperformed peers but some analysts remain cautious on longer-term upside given cyclicality and weaker revenue trends; watch guidance and commodity dynamics. How Is Archer-Daniels-Midland’s Stock Performance Compared to Other Agribusiness Stocks?
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate governance update: ADM expanded its board and appointed Michael McMurray as a director. Board changes are generally neutral but worth monitoring for strategic direction. ADM Expands Board, Appoints Michael McMurray Director
• Negative Sentiment: An ADM senior vice president, Gregory A. Morris, sold 50,000 shares at an average $68.48 (~$3.42M), reducing his stake by ~14%. Insider sales can raise short-term concern about insider sentiment, even if not uncommon. SEC Filing: Insider Sale – Gregory A. Morris

Archer Daniels Midland Company Profile

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is a global agricultural processor and food-ingredient provider that sources, transports and processes oilseeds, corn, wheat and other agricultural commodities. The company operates large-scale crushing, refining and processing facilities that produce vegetable oils, protein meals, corn sweeteners, starches, ethanol, animal feeds and a wide range of food and industrial ingredients. ADM also develops specialty ingredients and solutions for human and animal nutrition, food and beverage formulation, and industrial applications such as bio-based materials and renewable fuels.

ADM’s business combines commodity origination and merchandising with downstream manufacturing and ingredient formulation.