Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE:ADM) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.07 EPS

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

Archer-Daniels-Midland Stock Down 3.6 %

NYSE ADM opened at $48.22 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $51.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $55.91. 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 company has a market cap of $23.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.76 and a beta of 0.72. Archer-Daniels-Midland has a one year low of $47.46 and a one year high of $66.08.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a $0.51 dividend. This is a positive change from Archer-Daniels-Midland’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.23%. Archer-Daniels-Midland’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 57.14%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ADM shares. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland from $51.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland from $56.00 to $50.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Archer-Daniels-Midland from $57.00 to $52.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on Archer-Daniels-Midland from $55.00 to $51.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Bank of America cut Archer-Daniels-Midland from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $63.00 to $54.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have given a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Archer-Daniels-Midland has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $56.89.

Archer-Daniels-Midland announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, December 11th that permits the company to buyback 100,000,000 shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically 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.