Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) Shares Gap Down – Here’s What Happened

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) gapped down prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $68.08, but opened at $62.42. Archer Daniels Midland shares last traded at $65.4090, with a volume of 997,877 shares trading hands.

Key Stories Impacting Archer Daniels Midland

Here are the key news stories impacting Archer Daniels Midland this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS topped expectations at $0.87 (vs. ~ $0.83–$0.84 consensus), signaling resilient margins in a tough quarter. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: The board raised the dividend by ~2%, supporting income-oriented investors and signaling confidence in cash returns. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: The company published its press release, slide deck and conference-call materials for the quarter for additional detail and management commentary. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed expectations: Q4 sales of $18.56B vs. ~$21.03B consensus and were down ~13.7% year‑over‑year, reflecting weaker volumes/pricing across segments. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: FY2026 EPS guidance was set to $3.60–$4.25, slightly below Street expectations (consensus ~4.23) and viewed as conservative; that guidance drove negative investor reaction. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Management cited challenges from U.S. biofuel policy delays and trade uncertainty as key near-term headwinds that trimmed profit and revenue this quarter. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing governance/accounting issues remain a risk to investor confidence after recent SEC-related developments and coverage about an accounting scandal. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on ADM. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Archer Daniels Midland from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $57.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $59.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $54.50.

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Down 2.0%

The stock has a market cap of $32.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.31, a PEG ratio of 4.61 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $61.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $60.38.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $18.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.03 billion. Archer Daniels Midland had a net margin of 1.43% and a return on equity of 8.01%. Archer Daniels Midland’s quarterly revenue was down 13.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.14 EPS. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-4.250 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Archer Daniels Midland Company will post 4.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th were issued a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 19th. Archer Daniels Midland’s payout ratio is presently 83.27%.

Institutional Trading of Archer Daniels Midland

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ADM. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 59,180,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,402,265,000 after buying an additional 536,265 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 34,617,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,827,107,000 after acquiring an additional 223,716 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 18,076,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $954,058,000 after buying an additional 620,794 shares in the last quarter. Dodge & Cox boosted its position in Archer Daniels Midland by 130.1% in the 3rd quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 15,068,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $900,195,000 after buying an additional 8,518,920 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,457,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $654,772,000 after buying an additional 283,207 shares during the period. 78.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Archer Daniels Midland Company Profile

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is a global agricultural processor and food-ingredient provider that sources, transports and processes oilseeds, corn, wheat and other agricultural commodities. The company operates large-scale crushing, refining and processing facilities that produce vegetable oils, protein meals, corn sweeteners, starches, ethanol, animal feeds and a wide range of food and industrial ingredients. ADM also develops specialty ingredients and solutions for human and animal nutrition, food and beverage formulation, and industrial applications such as bio-based materials and renewable fuels.

ADM’s business combines commodity origination and merchandising with downstream manufacturing and ingredient formulation.