Intech Investment Management LLC Has $1.62 Million Stock Position in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Intech Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) by 46.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,057 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,583 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Archer Daniels Midland were worth $1,616,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ADM. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC raised its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 1.5% during the third quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 12,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $758,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC grew its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 9.7% in the 2nd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 2,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Caldwell Trust Co increased its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 44.7% during the 3rd quarter. Caldwell Trust Co now owns 647 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Westpac Banking Corp lifted its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 38.0% during the 2nd quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cromwell Holdings LLC boosted its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 14.9% in the third quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 1,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,000 after buying an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.28% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ADM has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Monday, December 15th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and set a $63.00 target price on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Archer Daniels Midland from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $58.00.

Archer Daniels Midland Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of ADM opened at $66.56 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $65.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $62.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.03 billion, a PE ratio of 29.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.68. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 12-month low of $40.98 and a 12-month high of $70.48. 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 data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $18.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.03 billion. Archer Daniels Midland had a return on equity of 7.39% and a net margin of 1.34%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down 13.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.14 EPS. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-4.250 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be paid a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. This is a boost from Archer Daniels Midland’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. Archer Daniels Midland’s payout ratio is 93.69%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Jennifer L. Weber sold 25,000 shares of Archer Daniels Midland stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 123,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,290,702.72. The trade was a 16.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director David R. Mcatee II bought 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $64.90 per share, for a total transaction of $486,750.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 7,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $486,750. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.