FMC (NYSE:FMC) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

FMC (NYSE:FMC) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.050-0.150 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.790. The company issued revenue guidance of $750.0 million-$800.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $951.8 million. FMC also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.260-3.700 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on FMC. UBS Group decreased their price target on FMC from $75.00 to $66.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Citigroup lifted their price target on FMC from $55.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Mizuho decreased their price target on FMC from $70.00 to $55.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. KeyCorp cut their price objective on FMC from $79.00 to $69.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, Bank of America raised FMC from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $63.00 to $61.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $63.75.

FMC Trading Down 1.7 %

FMC traded down $0.92 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $54.00. 4,028,292 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,559,641. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.84. FMC has a 1-year low of $47.71 and a 1-year high of $68.72. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $53.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.88. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.14. FMC had a return on equity of 7.68% and a net margin of 34.93%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that FMC will post 3.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.58 dividend. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. FMC’s dividend payout ratio is 19.97%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Michael Finian Reilly sold 2,958 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.25, for a total value of $163,429.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 25,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,407,107. The trade was a 10.41 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Jacqueline Scanlan sold 4,529 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.67, for a total value of $270,245.43. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 28,649 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,709,485.83. The trade was a 13.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 7,491 shares of company stock valued at $433,898 in the last ninety days. 0.81% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About FMC

FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, provides crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management products. It develops, markets, and sells crop protection chemicals that includes insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides; and biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment products, which are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a range of insects, weeds, and diseases, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control.