Is Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Archer Daniels Midland Co [ADM] stock is trading at $59.05, up 2.71%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ADM shares have gain 2.20% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.09%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Archer Daniels Midland Co [NYSE: ADM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 16, 2025, when Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to an Underweight but kept the price target unchanged to $50 for it. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Underweight on November 05, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $59. Barclays upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but stick to its price target of $61 on August 06, 2025. UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy but $60 remained the price target by the analyst firm on May 19, 2025. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Underperform for this stock on May 08, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $45. In a note dated April 15, 2025, BofA Securities upgraded a Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $47.

For the past year, the stock price of Archer Daniels Midland Co fluctuated between $40.98 and $65.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $54.5 within the next 12 months. Archer Daniels Midland Co [NYSE: ADM] shares were valued at $59.05 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -7.71% based on the average ADM price forecast.

Analyzing the ADM fundamentals

According to Archer Daniels Midland Co [NYSE:ADM], the company’s sales were 83.26B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 2.24% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.06% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.05 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.41.

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 57.72 points at the first support level, and at 56.40 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 59.86, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 60.68.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Archer Daniels Midland Co [NYSE:ADM] has a current ratio of 1.37. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.92, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.34, the price to book ratio is 1.26 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.02.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Strader Fruit Molly L, Officer, that happened on May 07 ’25 when 5880.0 shares were purchased.

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