Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Acquires New Position in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 86,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,869,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland during the 2nd quarter valued at $180,096,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland during the 2nd quarter valued at $76,067,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 23.2% in the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 125,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,024,000 after acquiring an additional 23,718 shares during the last quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP grew its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 182.6% in the 3rd quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP now owns 2,263,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $179,653,000 after acquiring an additional 1,462,429 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland in the 2nd quarter worth $2,585,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.28% of the company’s stock.

Archer Daniels Midland News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Archer Daniels Midland this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ADM raised its 2026 earnings outlook for a third time, citing strong biofuels demand and improved crushing margins. Management also described conditions as favorable into 2027, which may help underpin earnings expectations. ADM Q3 earnings call highlights
• Positive Sentiment: J.P. Morgan upgraded ADM from underweight to neutral with a $75 price target. Separately, a Zacks report said the stock is oversold and noted analysts have been revising earnings estimates higher—potential support for a recovery, though not a guarantee. J.P. Morgan upgrade Zacks analysis of ADM
• Positive Sentiment: The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, maintaining a long record of consecutive dividend growth. The annualized payout is $2.08 per share. ADM declares cash dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: ADM’s third-quarter EPS of $1.77 topped the $1.60 consensus, but revenue of $22.34 billion fell short of analyst expectations of $23.27 billion. The earnings beat and raised outlook are constructive, while the sales miss may temper investor enthusiasm. ADM beats estimates and raises outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Stephens cut its price target from $85 to $75 and kept an equal-weight rating. The shares had also fallen after earnings, suggesting investors may be weighing the revenue shortfall and outlook risks against the profit beat. Stephens ratings

Archer Daniels Midland Trading Down 0.6%

NYSE:ADM opened at $70.38 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $81.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $76.53. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 12 month low of $55.58 and a 12 month high of $88.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The stock has a market cap of $33.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.63.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 3rd. The company reported $1.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.17. Archer Daniels Midland had a net margin of 2.95% and a return on equity of 10.84%. The firm had revenue of $22.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.27 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.92 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 5.72 EPS for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 18th will be paid a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 18th. Archer Daniels Midland’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.55%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ADM has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $75.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 5th. Barclays raised their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, William Blair began coverage on Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Tuesday, September 15th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Archer Daniels Midland has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $80.25.

Archer Daniels Midland Profile

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) is a global agricultural origination and processing company. Founded in 1902, ADM connects farmers and producers with markets worldwide by sourcing, transporting, storing and processing crops and other agricultural commodities.

The company processes oilseeds, corn, wheat and other crops into ingredients and products used in food and beverages, animal nutrition, renewable fuels and industrial applications. Its offerings include vegetable oils, protein meals, sweeteners, starches, flour, food ingredients, animal feed ingredients and biofuels, as well as specialty ingredients developed through its nutrition businesses.

ADM operates an integrated network of agricultural facilities, processing plants, transportation assets and commercial offices serving customers across North America, South America, Europe, Asia and other international markets.