Barclays Cuts FMC (NYSE:FMC) Price Target to $11.00

FMC (NYSE:FMC) had its target price cut by Barclays from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report issued on Monday morning, Marketbeat reports. They currently have an underweight rating on the basic materials company’s stock.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on FMC. Zacks Research cut FMC from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of FMC in a research note on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of FMC from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of FMC from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 5th. Finally, Mizuho set a $16.00 price target on shares of FMC in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $15.38.

FMC Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FMC opened at $10.03 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The business has a 50-day moving average of $11.68 and a 200-day moving average of $13.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.50 and a beta of 0.38. FMC has a fifty-two week low of $9.94 and a fifty-two week high of $42.77.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The basic materials company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.05. FMC had a positive return on equity of 10.53% and a negative net margin of 72.93%.The business had revenue of $867.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $895.14 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.69 earnings per share. FMC’s revenue was down 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that FMC will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FMC Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. FMC’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -1.60%.

Institutional Trading of FMC

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Glenmede Trust Co. NA lifted its holdings in FMC by 14.9% during the 1st quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 12,427 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $214,000 after buying an additional 1,614 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its position in shares of FMC by 3,642.9% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,834 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 1,785 shares during the last quarter. Essential Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of FMC during the first quarter worth about $43,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of FMC by 297.2% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 6,264 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $108,000 after acquiring an additional 4,687 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of FMC by 11.0% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 51,448 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,171,000 after acquiring an additional 5,091 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.86% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting FMC

Here are the key news stories impacting FMC this week:

• Positive Sentiment: FMC reported second-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.26, above the $0.21 analyst consensus, while adjusted EBITDA of $153 million exceeded the high end of management’s guidance range. FMC Q2 Earnings Snapshot
• Positive Sentiment: Cash generation improved substantially: GAAP cash flow from operations rose to $363 million, up $297 million from the prior-year quarter. FMC also expects asset sales, licensing proceeds and other strategic transactions to generate approximately $1 billion for debt reduction. FMC Corporation Q2 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: FMC said its board completed the strategic review announced in February. The company continues to pursue operational improvements and expects a $200 million upfront payment from its rimisoxafen licensing agreement, which is included in its free-cash-flow forecast.
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue declined 17% year over year to $867 million, or 20% excluding India, while organic revenue fell 22%. Adjusted EBITDA dropped 26% and adjusted EPS declined 62% from the year-ago period. FMC Q2 Revenue Falls
• Negative Sentiment: FMC posted a $187 million GAAP net loss, or $1.49 per diluted share, compared with a loss of $2.02 per share in the prior-year quarter.
• Negative Sentiment: Management lowered full-year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $1.19–$1.49 from expectations of approximately $1.68, and cut revenue guidance to $3.5–$3.7 billion. Third-quarter EPS guidance of $0.05–$0.13 is also well below the $0.65 consensus, pointing to continued near-term earnings weakness. FMC Corporation Q2 2026 Earnings

About FMC

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company specializing in the development, manufacture and marketing of crop protection products. Its portfolio includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and plant nutrition solutions designed to enhance crop yield, quality and sustainability. In addition to core crop protection, FMC delivers solutions for turf management and pest control in urban and industrial environments.

Founded in 1883 as the Bean Spray Pump Company and later known as Food Machinery Corporation, the business adopted the FMC name in 1948 and has since evolved through strategic acquisitions and divestitures.