77,143 Shares in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM Bought by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 77,143 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,435,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ADM. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 3,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $180,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 3,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 6,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $370,000 after buying an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 3,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $212,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. 78.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of ADM opened at $77.52 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $37.36 billion, a PE ratio of 34.76 and a beta of 0.59. The business has a fifty day moving average of $73.31 and a 200 day moving average of $66.60. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a 52-week low of $46.81 and a 52-week high of $83.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.05. Archer Daniels Midland had a return on equity of 7.37% and a net margin of 1.34%.The business had revenue of $20.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.35 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.70 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.150-4.70 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.43 EPS for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be given a dividend of $0.52 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 20th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. Archer Daniels Midland’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 93.27%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on ADM. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $70.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $74.50.

Insider Transactions at Archer Daniels Midland

In related news, SVP Gregory A. Morris sold 50,000 shares of Archer Daniels Midland stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.48, for a total transaction of $3,424,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 300,122 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,552,354.56. The trade was a 14.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ian R. Pinner sold 34,106 shares of Archer Daniels Midland stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.53, for a total value of $2,439,602.18. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 90,676 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,486,054.28. This trade represents a 27.33% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.