Archer Daniels Midland Co (NYSE: ADM) has seen a decline in its stock price by -1.70 in relation to its previous close of 48.10. However, the company has experienced a -2.78% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-27 that Dividend Aristocrats have slightly outperformed the S&P 500 year-to-date, despite underperforming in April and May. Dividend growth remains robust, with 41 of 69 Aristocrats announcing increases in 2025 and the average growth rate at 4.75%. 22 Aristocrats appear both undervalued and offer a projected long-term annualized return of at least 10%, based on dividend yield theory and earnings growth.
Is It Worth Investing in Archer Daniels Midland Co (NYSE: ADM) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Archer Daniels Midland Co (NYSE: ADM) is 16.85x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ADM is 0.66. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ADM is 477.13M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.71% of that float. On June 04, 2025, ADM’s average trading volume was 4.34M shares.
ADM’s Market Performance
ADM stock saw a decrease of -2.78% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -1.19% and a quarterly a decrease of 3.19%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.79%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.65% for Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.99% for ADM stock, with a simple moving average of -8.93% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ADM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ADM stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for ADM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ADM in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $60 based on the research report published on May 19, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ADM reach a price target of $45. The rating they have provided for ADM stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on May 08th, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to ADM, setting the target price at $47 in the report published on April 15th of the current year.
ADM Trading at -0.64% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ADM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -28.45% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ADM starting from Strader Fruit Molly L, who proposed sale 5,880 shares at the price of $47.86 back on May 07 ’25. After this action, Strader Fruit Molly L now owns shares of Archer Daniels Midland Co, valued at $281,417 using the latest closing price.
LUCIANO JUAN R, the President & CEO of Archer Daniels Midland Co, sale 170,194 shares at $60.51 during a trade that took place back on Sep 03 ’24, which means that LUCIANO JUAN R is holding 265,210 shares at $10,298,813 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ADM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.06 for the gross margin
The net margin for Archer Daniels Midland Co stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 6.03, with 2.52 for asset returns.
Based on Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.56. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.31.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.1 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.75for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.38.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
