Michael Barry Buys 18,072 Shares of FMC (NYSE:FMC) Stock

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Director Michael Barry bought 18,072 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $13.83 per share, for a total transaction of $249,935.76. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 19,634 shares in the company, valued at approximately $271,538.22. This trade represents a 1,156.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

FMC Price Performance

NYSE FMC traded up $0.63 on Thursday, hitting $14.31. 1,743,397 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,309,689. FMC Corporation has a 52 week low of $12.17 and a 52 week high of $44.78. 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 50-day moving average of $14.92 and a 200-day moving average of $21.81. The stock has a market cap of $1.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.80 and a beta of 0.66.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last posted 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 the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. FMC had a positive return on equity of 10.10% and a negative net margin of 64.57%.The firm’s revenue was down 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last 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. Analysts expect that FMC Corporation will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. FMC’s payout ratio is presently -1.79%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FMC

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in FMC by 4.1% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,291 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $380,000 after buying an additional 442 shares in the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its stake in FMC by 180.1% during the second quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 815 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 524 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its holdings in FMC by 5.0% in the third quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 21,279 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $716,000 after acquiring an additional 1,009 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in shares of FMC by 0.5% in the third 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 during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of FMC by 201.2% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on FMC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on FMC from $43.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 17th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of FMC from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of FMC from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Bank of America cut their price objective 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, FMC currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $19.59.

About FMC

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.