FMC (NYSE:FMC) Shares Up 5% – Still a Buy?

Shares of FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) rose 5% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $16.62 and last traded at $16.5480. Approximately 536,099 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 88% from the average daily volume of 4,297,446 shares. The stock had previously closed at $15.76.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group set a $14.00 price target on FMC in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Zacks Research cut FMC from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FMC in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut FMC from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, FMC currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $19.59.

FMC Stock Up 5.0%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $18.80. The company has a market capitalization of $2.07 billion, a P/E ratio of -0.93, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.66.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.15 billion. FMC had a positive return on equity of 10.10% and a negative net margin of 64.57%.FMC’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.79 EPS. FMC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.440–0.320 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that FMC Corporation will post 3.48 EPS for the current year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. FMC’s payout ratio is -1.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling at FMC

In other news, Director Michael F. Barry bought 18,072 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $13.83 per share, for a total transaction of $249,935.76. Following the acquisition, the director owned 19,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $271,538.22. The trade was a 1,156.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of FMC

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in FMC by 104.9% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 200,326 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,779,000 after purchasing an additional 102,545 shares during the last quarter. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA purchased a new stake in shares of FMC in the third quarter worth approximately $2,245,000. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. lifted its stake in shares of FMC by 60.7% during the 3rd quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 140,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $4,708,000 after acquiring an additional 52,900 shares during the last quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of FMC by 217.2% during the 4th quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 63,647 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $883,000 after acquiring an additional 43,582 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in FMC by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 728,716 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $24,514,000 after acquiring an additional 43,275 shares during the period. 91.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FMC Company Profile

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company specializing in the development, manufacture and marketing of crop protection products. Its portfolio includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and plant nutrition solutions designed to enhance crop yield, quality and sustainability. In addition to core crop protection, FMC delivers solutions for turf management and pest control in urban and industrial environments.

Founded in 1883 as the Bean Spray Pump Company and later known as Food Machinery Corporation, the business adopted the FMC name in 1948 and has since evolved through strategic acquisitions and divestitures.