FMC Corp (FMC)’s Pretax Margin and Net Margin Explained

At the time of writing, FMC Corp [FMC] stock is trading at $38.01, up 3.80%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The FMC shares have gain 8.29% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -28.99%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

FMC Corp [NYSE: FMC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 14, 2025, when Redburn Atlantic downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $49 for it. Previously, UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral on February 07, 2025, and dropped its price target to $38. On February 05, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sector Perform and revised its price target to $47 on the stock. Barclays upgraded its rating to a Overweight but stick to its price target of $65 on January 21, 2025. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $61 on January 14, 2025. Citigroup started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on October 23, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $67. In a note dated June 26, 2024, Barclays initiated an Equal Weight rating and provided a target price of $62 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of FMC Corp fluctuated between $33.80 and $68.72. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $57 within the next 12 months. FMC Corp [NYSE: FMC] shares were valued at $38.01 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 49.96% based on the average FMC price forecast.

Analyzing the FMC fundamentals

According to FMC Corp [NYSE:FMC], the company’s sales were 4.25B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 6.82% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.38% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.01%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.35%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.12, Equity is 0.33 and Total Capital is 0.07. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.88.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 37.11 points at the first support level, and at 36.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 38.54, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 39.07.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that FMC Corp [NYSE:FMC] has a current ratio of 1.64. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.24, and the Cash Ratio is 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.12, the price to book ratio is 1.03 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.02.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Hugenneyer Thaisa, EVP – Integrated Supply Chain, that happened on Jan 27 ’25 when 4.0 shares were sold. Officer, Hugenneyer Thaisa completed a deal on Jan 27 ’25 to buy 4.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, General Counsel & Sec. Reilly Michael Finian sold 2958.0 shares on Jan 23 ’25.

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