Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft Takes $478,000 Position in Archer Daniels Midland Company $ADM

Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft purchased a new stake in shares of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 8,306 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $478,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,332,000. Allstate Corp acquired a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,044,000. NEOS Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 38.1% in the 3rd quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 66,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,962,000 after purchasing an additional 18,287 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its holdings in Archer Daniels Midland by 45.8% in the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 872,406 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,118,000 after purchasing an additional 273,930 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Convergence Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Archer Daniels Midland in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,466,000. 78.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ADM opened at $80.38 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $72.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $65.83. Archer Daniels Midland Company has a fifty-two week low of $46.81 and a fifty-two week high of $83.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.05 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.80.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.05. Archer Daniels Midland had a return on equity of 7.37% and a net margin of 1.34%.The firm had revenue of $20.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.35 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.70 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.150-4.70 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Archer Daniels Midland Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be given a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 20th. Archer Daniels Midland’s dividend payout ratio is 93.27%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ADM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Archer Daniels Midland from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Zacks Research upgraded Archer Daniels Midland from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. Barclays upped their price target on Archer Daniels Midland from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Archer Daniels Midland from $54.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Archer Daniels Midland presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $74.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at Archer Daniels Midland

In other Archer Daniels Midland news, SVP Jennifer L. Weber sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.04, for a total value of $1,676,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 123,668 shares in the company, valued at $8,290,702.72. This represents a 16.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ian R. Pinner sold 34,106 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.53, for a total value of $2,439,602.18. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 90,676 shares in the company, valued at $6,486,054.28. This trade represents a 27.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 109,106 shares of company stock worth $7,539,602 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Archer Daniels Midland Profile

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is a global agricultural processor and food-ingredient provider that sources, transports and processes oilseeds, corn, wheat and other agricultural commodities. The company operates large-scale crushing, refining and processing facilities that produce vegetable oils, protein meals, corn sweeteners, starches, ethanol, animal feeds and a wide range of food and industrial ingredients. ADM also develops specialty ingredients and solutions for human and animal nutrition, food and beverage formulation, and industrial applications such as bio-based materials and renewable fuels.

ADM’s business combines commodity origination and merchandising with downstream manufacturing and ingredient formulation.