FMC (NYSE:FMC) Shares Up 5% – Here’s What Happened

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC)’s stock price traded up 5% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $16.62 and last traded at $16.5480. 536,099 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 88% from the average session volume of 4,297,446 shares. The stock had previously closed at $15.76.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Zacks Research cut FMC from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Barclays downgraded FMC from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $16.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. UBS Group set a $14.00 target price on shares of FMC in a report on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of FMC from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of FMC in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $19.59.

FMC Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $2.15 billion, a PE ratio of -0.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $14.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.50.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.21 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. FMC had a negative net margin of 64.57% and a positive return on equity of 10.10%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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, sell-side analysts predict that FMC Corporation will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Stockholders 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 dividend 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 firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $13.83 per share, with a total value of $249,935.76. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 19,634 shares in the company, valued at $271,538.22. This trade represents a 1,156.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Armistice Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FMC in the third quarter valued at approximately $204,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of FMC by 201.2% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,076 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $212,000 after acquiring an additional 3,391 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in FMC in the 3rd quarter valued at $267,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in FMC by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,291 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $380,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares during the period. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC boosted its stake in FMC by 26.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 18,173 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $611,000 after purchasing an additional 3,749 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

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.