FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 15,770,873 shares, an increase of 19.7% from the January 15th total of 13,171,586 shares. Currently, 12.7% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,618,070 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 3,618,070 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.4 days. Currently, 12.7% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of FMC

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in FMC by 6.3% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in shares of FMC by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 293,690 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $9,877,000 after acquiring an additional 1,406 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of FMC by 104.9% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 200,326 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,779,000 after acquiring an additional 102,545 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. raised its position 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA purchased a new stake in FMC during the third quarter worth approximately $2,245,000. 91.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on FMC shares. Barclays downgraded shares of FMC from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $16.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of FMC from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of FMC in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered FMC from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $19.59.

FMC Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE FMC traded up $0.08 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $14.56. The company had a trading volume of 1,253,908 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,758,119. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.82 billion, a P/E ratio of -0.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.65. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $14.72 and a 200 day moving average of $23.44. FMC has a 1-year low of $12.17 and a 1-year high of $44.78.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by ($0.01). FMC had a negative net margin of 64.57% and a positive return on equity of 10.10%. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.15 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.79 earnings per share. FMC’s revenue was down 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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, research analysts anticipate that FMC will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FMC Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. FMC’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -1.79%.

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.