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Archer Daniels Midland Co (NYSE: ADM) closed the day trading at $58.28 up 0.76% from the previous closing price of $57.84. In other words, the price has increased by $0.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.06 million shares were traded. ADM stock price reached its highest trading level at $58.88 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $57.83.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ADM, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.82. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.90 and its Current Ratio is at 1.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
On May 19, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $60.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Neutral to Underperform on May 08, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $45.
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 28001441792 and an Enterprise Value of 37809471488. As of this moment, Archer’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 45.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.457 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.626.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ADM is 0.66, which has changed by -0.0017129183 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ADM has reached a high of $62.61, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.28%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ADM traded about 3.52M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ADM traded about 3617590 shares per day. A total of 480.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 476.93M. Insiders hold about 0.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.87% stake in the company. Shares short for ADM as of 1752537600 were 13241859 with a Short Ratio of 3.76, compared to 1749772800 on 10948184. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13241859 and a Short% of Float of 3.6199997999999995.
Dividends & Splits
ADM’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.02%, Up $from 2.02 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.034923926The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.67. The current Payout Ratio is 54.78% for ADM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-08-30 when the company split stock in a 105:100 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 7.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.5, with high estimates of $1.59 and low estimates of $1.34.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.04 and $3.93 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.99. EPS for the following year is $4.6, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $5.1 and $4.16.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $20.05B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $20.6B to a low estimate of $18.95B. As of the current estimate, Archer Daniels Midland Co’s year-ago sales were $19.94BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $22.26B. There is a high estimate of $23.43B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $21.06B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ADM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $91.3B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $81.35B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $84.98B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $85.53BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $85.52B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $89.61B and the low estimate is $82.15B.
