FMC (NYSE:FMC) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Research

FMC (NYSE:FMC) was upgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on FMC. Bank of America reduced their price target 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. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Barclays cut shares of FMC from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $16.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of FMC in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $19.59.

FMC Stock Performance

NYSE:FMC opened at $17.84 on Tuesday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $15.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $17.81. The stock has a market cap of $2.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.00, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.51. FMC has a 1-year low of $12.17 and a 1-year high of $44.78.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.15 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.79 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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. On average, research analysts expect that FMC will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other FMC news, Director Michael F. Barry acquired 18,072 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $13.83 per share, for a total transaction of $249,935.76. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 19,634 shares in the company, valued at $271,538.22. The trade was a 1,156.98% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.82% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FMC

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in FMC by 4.1% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,291 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $380,000 after acquiring an additional 442 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its stake in FMC by 5.0% during 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 during the period. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in FMC by 0.5% during 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 period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in FMC by 201.2% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,076 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $212,000 after acquiring an additional 3,391 shares during the period. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC raised its stake in FMC by 26.0% during the third quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 18,173 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $611,000 after acquiring an additional 3,749 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

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.