Large-cap Basic Materials company FMC has moved -1.5% so far today on a volume of 314,546, compared to its average of 802,693. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.4%.
FMC trades -8.13% away from its average analyst target price of $141 per share. The 17 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $112 to $152, and on average have given FMC a rating of buy.
Anyone interested in buying FMC should be aware of the facts below:
-
FMC's current price is 155.6% above its Graham number of $50.68, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
-
FMC has moved 15.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -14.8%
-
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 5.73, FMC has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.6 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
-
FMC has a forward P/E ratio of 15.5 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $8.38 per share
-
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.96 — a number near or below 1 signifying that FMC is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
-
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 5.1 compared to its sector average of 1.86
-
FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, provides crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management products.
-
Based in Philadelphia, the company has 6,400 full time employees and a market cap of $16,317,634,560. FMC currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.6%.