What Are the Fundamentals Of ADM?

By Susan Ramirez • Wednesday, November 01 09:47 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Staples company Archer-Daniels-Midland Company has moved -0.2% so far today on a volume of 92,970, compared to its average of 2,637,015. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company trades -26.06% away from its average analyst target price of $96.62 per share. The 13 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $77.0 to $117.0, and on average have given Archer-Daniels-Midland Company a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying ADM should be aware of the facts below:

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company has moved -25.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 13.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 7.19, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.9 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
ADM has a forward P/E ratio of 10.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $6.6 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -17.1 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Archer-Daniels-Midland Company is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.52 compared to its sector average of 4.29
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities, products, and ingredients in the United States, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally.
Based in Chicago, the company has 40,360 full time employees and a market cap of $38.1 Billion. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.4%.

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