$2.52M in average volume shows that FMC Corp (FMC) is heading in the right direction

FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC) on Tuesday, soared 2.98% from the previous trading day, before settling in for the closing price of $35.54. Within the past 52 weeks, FMC’s price has moved between $33.80 and $68.72.

During the last 5-year period, the sales drop of Basic Materials Sector giant was -0.73%. The company achieved an average annual earnings per share of -1.84%. With a float of $123.88 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $124.84 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 5700 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 38.95%, operating margin of 10.25%, and the pretax margin is 5.95%.

FMC Corp (FMC) Insider Activity

Observing investor behavior towards Agricultural Inputs industry stocks is more important than anything else. The insider ownership of FMC Corp is 0.77%, while institutional ownership is 93.88%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 04 ’25, was worth 1,938,449. In this transaction Chairman and CEO of this company bought 54,000 shares at a rate of $35.90, taking the stock ownership to the 298,439 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Jan 27 ’25, when Company’s EVP – Integrated Supply Chain sold 4 for $55.85, making the entire transaction worth $223. This insider now owns 9,002 shares in total.

FMC Corp (FMC) Earnings and Forecasts

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.72 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -1.84% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 8.59% during the next five years compared to -5.52% drop over the previous five years of trading.

FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC) Trading Performance Indicators

FMC Corp (FMC) is currently performing well based on its current performance indicators. A quick ratio of 1.24 was reported for the most recent quarter. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.08. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 7.57.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.71, a number that is poised to hit 0.08 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.15 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of FMC Corp (FMC)

Looking closely at FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC), its last 5-days average volume was 2.61 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 2.95 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 17.09%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.61.

During the past 100 days, FMC Corp’s (FMC) raw stochastic average was set at 8.25%, which indicates a significant decrease from 37.53% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 29.20% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 73.10% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $46.33, while its 200-day Moving Average is $56.79. However, in the short run, FMC Corp’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $37.34. Second resistance stands at $38.09. The third major resistance level sits at $39.09. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $35.59, it is likely to go to the next support level at $34.59. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $33.84.

FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC) Key Stats

Market capitalization of the company is 4.57 billion based on 124,836K outstanding shares. Right now, sales total 4,246 M and income totals 341,100 K. The company made 1,224 M in profit during its latest quarter, and -16,300 K in sales during its previous quarter.