Seaport Res Ptn Comments on FMC’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:FMC)

FMC Co. (NYSE:FMC) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for FMC in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.83 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.00. The consensus estimate for FMC’s current full-year earnings is $3.33 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for FMC’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.61 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS.

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

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Citigroup upped their target price on FMC from $55.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Barclays upgraded FMC from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $65.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of FMC from $75.00 to $66.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 20th. Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of FMC from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and cut their price target for the company from $78.00 to $47.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, 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 report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $57.62.

FMC Price Performance

NYSE FMC opened at $36.00 on Thursday. FMC has a 12-month low of $34.00 and a 12-month high of $68.72. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $52.96 and its 200-day moving average is $58.69. The company has a market capitalization of $4.49 billion, a PE ratio of 3.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FMC

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Millburn Ridgefield Corp increased its position in FMC by 186.2% in the 3rd quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 498 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of FMC by 90.8% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 517 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. boosted its stake in FMC by 250.6% during the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 554 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 396 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FMC in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of FMC during the third quarter valued at approximately $51,000. 91.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at FMC

In other news, VP Jacqueline Scanlan sold 4,529 shares of FMC stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was 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 approximately $1,709,485.83. This trade represents a 13.65 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael Finian Reilly sold 2,958 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.25, for a total value of $163,429.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 25,468 shares in the company, valued at $1,407,107. This trade represents a 10.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 7,491 shares of company stock worth $433,898. Corporate insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.

FMC Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.58 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.44%. FMC’s payout ratio is presently 19.97%.

About FMC

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.