FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Stock Rated “Reduce” by Sell-Side Brokerages

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the sixteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $11.25.

Several analysts recently weighed in on FMC shares. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded FMC from a “sector perform” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, October 16th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of FMC from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of FMC from $15.50 to $12.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of FMC from $12.00 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners set a $21.00 price objective on shares of FMC in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th.

FMC Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE FMC opened at $6.21 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $777.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.19 and a beta of 0.45. FMC has a one year low of $4.37 and a one year high of $18.29. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The basic materials company reported ($4.41) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by ($4.49). The business had revenue of $105.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $487.63 million. FMC had a negative return on equity of 23.12% and a negative net margin of 151.18%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 80.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that FMC will post -3.58 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in FMC by 142.4% during the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 235,089 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,704,000 after acquiring an additional 138,098 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of FMC during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,175,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in FMC in the second quarter worth about $8,498,000. AXQ Capital LP lifted its stake in FMC by 109.9% in the second quarter. AXQ Capital LP now owns 366,661 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,217,000 after purchasing an additional 191,945 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of FMC by 379.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 65,414 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $752,000 after buying an additional 51,768 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

FMC News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting FMC this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management forecast at least $650 million in adjusted EBITDA for 2027, suggesting the company expects its commercial and pricing changes to improve profitability after the current inventory reset. FMC forecasts 2027 adjusted EBITDA and channel-inventory actions
• Positive Sentiment: Operating cash flow was positive at $7 million, while free cash flow improved year over year despite remaining negative. The company also detailed actions intended to remove approximately $672 million of channel inventory and address higher-priced products held by customers.
• Neutral Sentiment: FMC’s earnings call focused on executing the commercial reset and rebuilding demand, with investors seeking evidence that the inventory and pricing issues are temporary rather than a structural deterioration in the agricultural-chemicals business. FMC Q3 2026 earnings call transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue plunged to $106 million from $542 million a year earlier, with commercial actions reducing sales by approximately $639 million. Adjusted EBITDA was negative $559 million, and adjusted loss per share was $4.41 versus earnings of $0.89 a year ago. FMC reports third-quarter 2026 results
• Negative Sentiment: FMC lowered its fourth-quarter forecast to revenue of $1.04 billion–$1.14 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $210 million–$230 million and adjusted EPS of $0.56–$0.70. Full-year free cash flow is now expected to range from negative $350 million to negative $150 million. FMC Q3 earnings miss and outlook reduction
• Negative Sentiment: A law firm announced an investigation into potential investor claims following the earnings disclosures, adding legal and reputational risk. Pomerantz investigation into FMC

About FMC

FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) is an agricultural sciences company that develops and markets crop protection products and technologies. Its portfolio is designed to help farmers manage weeds, insects and diseases that can affect crop yields and quality.

The company’s products include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, biological crop protection products and seed treatment solutions. FMC also develops crop health technologies and digital tools intended to support more precise and efficient agricultural applications.

FMC serves farmers, agricultural retailers and distributors in major farming regions around the world, with products used across a broad range of crops.