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After finishing at $52.3 in the prior trading day, Archer Daniels Midland Co (NYSE: ADM) closed at $53.17, up 1.66%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.6 million shares were traded. ADM stock price reached its highest trading level at $53.55 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $52.5.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ADM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 115.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.81 and its Current Ratio is at 1.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.56 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
On May 08, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $45.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on April 15, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $47.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 07 ’25 when Strader Fruit Molly L bought 5,880 shares for $47.86 per share.
LUCIANO JUAN R sold 170,194 shares of ADM for $10,298,813 on Sep 03 ’24. The President & CEO now owns 265,210 shares after completing the transaction at $60.51 per share. On Aug 30 ’24, another insider, LUCIANO JUAN R, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 45,471 shares for $61.00 each. As a result, the insider received 2,773,917 and left with 265,210 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ADM now has a Market Capitalization of 25545525248 and an Enterprise Value of 37334528000. As of this moment, Archer’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.66. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 61.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.445 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.304.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ADM is 0.66, which has changed by -0.12043011 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ADM has reached a high of $66.08, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.87%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.63M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5433860 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 480.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 477.13M. Insiders hold about 0.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.76% stake in the company. Shares short for ADM as of 1749772800 were 10948184 with a Short Ratio of 3.01, compared to 1747267200 on 12927317. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10948184 and a Short% of Float of 3.0.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ADM’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.01, compared to 2.02 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03843212The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.66. The current Payout Ratio is 54.78% for ADM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-21 with an ex-dividend date of 1747785600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-08-30 when the company split stock in a 105:100 ratio.
