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After finishing at $41.33 in the prior trading day, FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC) closed at $39.04, down -5.54%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.62 million shares were traded. FMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $42.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.55.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FMC 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 11.13 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.58. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.14 and its Current Ratio is at 1.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.94 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.74.
On April 25, 2025, Mizuho Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $49.
On March 13, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $51.Goldman initiated its Buy rating on March 13, 2025, with a $51 target price.
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 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 4876447232 and an Enterprise Value of 9016498176. As of this moment, FMC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 49.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.189 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.702.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FMC is 0.77, which has changed by -0.37224633 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FMC has reached a high of $68.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $32.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.00%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.88M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1856140 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 124.91M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 123.87M. Insiders hold about 0.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.74% stake in the company. Shares short for FMC as of 1752537600 were 6499626 with a Short Ratio of 3.45, compared to 1749772800 on 6780652. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6499626 and a Short% of Float of 5.89.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FMC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.0, compared to 2.32 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.74. The current Payout Ratio is 85.56% for FMC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2019-03-04 when the company split stock in a 1153:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 14.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of FMC Corp (FMC) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.79, with high estimates of $1.84 and low estimates of $1.72.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.65 and $3.16 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.48. EPS for the following year is $4.02, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $4.49 and $3.35.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $1.08B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.1B to a low estimate of $1.06B. As of the current estimate, FMC Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.07BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.3B. There is a high estimate of $1.35B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.26B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FMC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.31B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.2B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.25BBased on 15 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 $4.28B.
