Polianta Ltd Takes $1.48 Million Position in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Polianta Ltd purchased a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 25,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,477,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ADM. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 4.5% in the third quarter. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,085 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the period. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 12,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $758,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC increased its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 3,731 shares of the company’s stock valued at $214,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 12,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $770,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caldwell Trust Co lifted its stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 44.7% in the third quarter. Caldwell Trust Co now owns 647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Ian R. Pinner sold 34,106 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.53, for a total transaction of $2,439,602.18. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 90,676 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,486,054.28. This trade represents a 27.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director David R. Mcatee II bought 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $64.90 per share, with a total value of $486,750.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 7,500 shares in the company, valued at $486,750. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 109,106 shares of company stock worth $7,539,602. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Down 0.7%

ADM opened at $71.70 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The firm has a market cap of $34.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.30, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.68. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 52 week low of $40.98 and a 52 week high of $74.19. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $68.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $63.18.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $18.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.03 billion. Archer Daniels Midland had a net margin of 1.34% and a return on equity of 7.39%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.14 EPS. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-4.250 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Archer Daniels Midland Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th were given a $0.52 dividend. 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 dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 17th. Archer Daniels Midland’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 93.69%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Archer Daniels Midland from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $57.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $63.00 price target on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on Archer Daniels Midland from $61.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $58.57.

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.