The stock price of Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) has plunged by -3.80 when compared to previous closing price of 58.63, but the company has seen a -2.71% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2024-10-20 that Buy these stocks now, and the yield on your original investment could reach a double-digit percentage long before you retire.
Is It Worth Investing in Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) Right Now?
Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 11.31x compared to its average ratio. ADM has 36-month beta value of 0.71. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for ADM is 474.89M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.70% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ADM on October 21, 2024 was 2.61M shares.
ADM’s Market Performance
The stock of Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) has seen a -2.71% decrease in the past week, with a -9.69% drop in the past month, and a -12.08% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.23%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.09% for ADM. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.79% for ADM stock, with a simple moving average of -6.09% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ADM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ADM stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for ADM by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ADM in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $57 based on the research report published on February 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Stifel gave a rating of “Hold” to ADM, setting the target price at $56 in the report published on January 22nd of the current year.
ADM Trading at -5.04% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ADM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.08% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.09%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.23%, as shares sank -8.08% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.56% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ADM fell by -2.71%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -22.88% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $58.62. In addition, Archer Daniels Midland Co. saw -21.91% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ADM starting from LUCIANO JUAN R, who sale 170,194 shares at the price of $60.51 back on Sep 03 ’24. After this action, LUCIANO JUAN R now owns 265,210 shares of Archer Daniels Midland Co., valued at $10,298,813 using the latest closing price.
LUCIANO JUAN R, the President & CEO of Archer Daniels Midland Co., sale 45,471 shares at $61.00 during a trade that took place back on Aug 30 ’24, which means that LUCIANO JUAN R is holding 265,210 shares at $2,773,917 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ADM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.07 for the gross margin
The net margin for Archer Daniels Midland Co. stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 11.05, with 4.81 for asset returns.
Based on Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.44. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.94 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.85. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.39. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.68. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.44.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
