Archer Daniels Midland Co [NYSE: ADM] loss -1.19% or 3619947.07 points to close at $3620000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 4522995 shares.
It opened the trading session at $52.65, the shares rose to $52.91 and dropped to $51.71, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for ADM points out that the company has recorded 5.91% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 3.62M shares, ADM reached to a volume of 4522995 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Archer Daniels Midland Co [ADM]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for ADM shares is $49.30 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on ADM stock is a recommendation set at 3.08. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
UBS have made an estimate for Archer Daniels Midland Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on May 19, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on May 08, 2025, representing the official price target for Archer Daniels Midland Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $47, while BofA Securities analysts kept a Neutral rating on ADM stock. On January 14, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for ADM shares from 63 to 54.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.13, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 8.51. Price to Free Cash Flow for ADM in the course of the last twelve months was 113.19 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.81.
Trading performance analysis for ADM stock
Archer Daniels Midland Co [ADM] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -3.33. With this latest performance, ADM shares gained by 9.09% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 5.91% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 3.52% in the past year of trading.
Archer Daniels Midland Co [ADM]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Archer Daniels Midland Co [ADM] shares currently have an operating margin of 1.97% and a Gross Margin at 6.25%. Archer Daniels Midland Co’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 1.63%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 2.52%, with Return on Assets sitting at 2.52%.
Archer Daniels Midland Co [ADM]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for ADM. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Archer Daniels Midland Co go to 0.31%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Archer Daniels Midland Co [ADM]
There are presently around $84.19%, or 84.70% of ADM stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of ADM stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 63.43 million shares, which is approximately 12.8917%. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO, holding 46.8 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.83 billion in ADM stocks shares; and STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO, currently with $$2.29 billion in ADM stock with ownership which is approximately 7.6847%.
