Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE:ADM) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE:ADM) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.07, Zacks reports. Archer-Daniels-Midland had a return on equity of 10.96% and a net margin of 2.07%. Archer-Daniels-Midland updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.000-4.750 EPS.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Stock Down 3.4 %

Shares of NYSE:ADM traded down $1.72 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $48.30. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 830,435 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,006,479. Archer-Daniels-Midland has a fifty-two week low of $47.46 and a fifty-two week high of $66.08. The company has a market capitalization of $23.11 billion, a PE ratio of 13.82 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.40. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $51.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $55.91.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.22%. This is a positive change from Archer-Daniels-Midland’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. Archer-Daniels-Midland’s payout ratio is presently 57.14%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on ADM. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Archer-Daniels-Midland from $57.00 to $52.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Citigroup upped their price target on Archer-Daniels-Midland from $51.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Archer-Daniels-Midland from $55.00 to $51.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America lowered shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $63.00 to $54.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Stephens began coverage on shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $55.00 price objective on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $56.89.

Archer-Daniels-Midland announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, December 11th that authorizes the company to repurchase 100,000,000 shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Profile

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company engages in the procurement, transportation, storage, processing, and merchandising of agricultural commodities, ingredients, flavors, and solutions in the United States, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Ag Services and Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Nutrition.