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In the latest session, FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC) closed at $38.45 down -8.28% from its previous closing price of $41.92. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.02 million shares were traded. FMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.58 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.24.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of FMC Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.96. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.24 and its Current Ratio is at 1.64. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.78 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.70.
On March 13, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $51.
Redburn Atlantic Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on February 14, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $49.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 05 ’25 when DAVIDSON CAROL ANTHONY bought 6,000 shares for $37.33 per share. The transaction valued at 223,987 led to the insider holds 6,000 shares of the business.
pereira ronaldo bought 5,600 shares of FMC for $200,340 on Mar 04 ’25. The President, FMC now owns 48,837 shares after completing the transaction at $35.77 per share. On Mar 04 ’25, another insider, BRONDEAU PIERRE R, who serves as the Chairman and CEO of the company, bought 54,000 shares for $35.90 each. As a result, the insider paid 1,938,449 and bolstered with 298,439 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, FMC now has a Market Capitalization of 4802558976 and an Enterprise Value of 8498294784. As of this moment, FMC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.063 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.689.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FMC is 0.82, which has changed by -0.3783347 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FMC has reached a high of $68.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $32.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.53%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, FMC has traded an average of 3.69M shares per day and 1910950 over the past ten days. A total of 124.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 123.89M. Insiders hold about 0.81% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.87% stake in the company. Shares short for FMC as of 1744675200 were 7016453 with a Short Ratio of 1.90, compared to 1741910400 on 6176884. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7016453 and a Short% of Float of 6.36.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for FMC is 2.32, from 1.74 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.041507635The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.61. The current Payout Ratio is 85.56% for FMC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-31 with an ex-dividend date of 1751241600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2019-03-04 when the company split stock in a 1153:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of FMC Corp (FMC) is currently attracting attention from 9.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.81, with high estimates of $1.01 and low estimates of $0.54.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.65 and $3.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.38. EPS for the following year is $3.97, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $4.62 and $3.33.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 12 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.03B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.08B to a low estimate of $985.16M. As of the current estimate, FMC Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.04BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.09B. There is a high estimate of $1.13B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.02B.
A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FMC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.3B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.19B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.25BBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.45B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.73B and the low estimate is $4.08B.
