In the past week, FMC stock has gone down by -3.93%, with a monthly gain of 10.87% and a quarterly plunge of -16.85%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.56%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.61% for FMC Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.41% for FMC’s stock, with a -8.58% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC) Right Now?
FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 4.66x compared to its average ratio. FMC has 36-month beta value of 0.89. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FMC is 123.99M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.24% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of FMC on February 05, 2025 was 1.44M shares.
FMC) stock’s latest price update
FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC)’s stock price has decreased by -1.60 compared to its previous closing price of 54.92. However, the company has seen a -3.93% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-04 that FMC (FMC) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.79 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.61 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.07 per share a year ago.
Analysts’ Opinion of FMC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FMC stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for FMC by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for FMC in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $65 based on the research report published on January 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FMC reach a price target of $61, previously predicting the price at $63. The rating they have provided for FMC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 14th, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to FMC, setting the target price at $67 in the report published on October 23rd of the previous year.
FMC Trading at -0.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FMC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.36% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.56%, as shares surge +11.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.82% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FMC fell by -3.93%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.60% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $53.82. In addition, FMC Corp saw 11.17% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FMC starting from Hugenneyer Thaisa, who sale 4 shares at the price of $55.85 back on Jan 27 ’25. After this action, Hugenneyer Thaisa now owns 9,002 shares of FMC Corp, valued at $223 using the latest closing price.
Hugenneyer Thaisa, the Officer of FMC Corp, proposed sale 4 shares at $55.85 during a trade that took place back on Jan 27 ’25, which means that Hugenneyer Thaisa is holding shares at $223 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FMC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for FMC Corp stands at 0.35. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 38.62, with 13.16 for asset returns.
Based on FMC Corp (FMC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.47 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.88. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 786.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.5. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.44for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.34. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.48.
Conclusion
To put it simply, FMC Corp (FMC) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.
