FMC Corporation (FMC) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Basic Materials · Agricultural Inputs
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.53: Quality below floor (1.7 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.2/10. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company developing and marketing insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and biological products to farmers across four geographic regions. Its two key franchises are Rynaxypyr active (~$0.8B revenue in 2025) and Cyazypyr active... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.53: Quality below floor (1.7 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.2/10. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 37, MACD bearish. Score 4.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — FMC Corporation
Latest news
- Nasdaq 100 Falls 1% As 30-Year Yields Spike To 19-Year Highs: Stock Market Today — benzinga May 19, 2026 neutral
- FMC Agrees To Sell FMC India To Crystal Crop Protection For Consideration Of $252M — benzinga May 7, 2026 positive
- FMC Analysts Boost Their Forecasts Following Better-Than-Expected Q2 Results — benzinga May 1, 2026 positive
- Citigroup Maintains Neutral on FMC, Raises Price Target to $17 — benzinga May 1, 2026 positive
- RBC Capital Maintains Sector Perform on FMC, Raises Price Target to $17 — benzinga May 1, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
Thesis
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Quality Signals
Options Flow
Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHSupplierChina and India suppliers10-K Item 1A: 'We source critical intermediates and finished products from a number of suppliers, largely outside of the U.S. and principally in China and India'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-29Item 5.02LOWDirector Dirk A. Kempthorne (board member since 2009) passed away. FMC 2026 Incentive Stock Plan approved by shareholders at April 28, 2026 Annual Meeting, replacing the 2023 plan.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -4.1% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.53: Quality below floor (1.7 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.2/10. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 37, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $12.60. Score 4.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $15.53 (+14.6% upside). Prior stop was $12.60. Stop-loss: $12.60.
Concentration risk — Supplier: China and India suppliers; Quality below floor (1.7 < 4.0).
FMC Corporation trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 6.2). TrendMatrix value score: 6.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
23 analysts cover FMC with a consensus score of 3.4/5. Average price target: $17.
What does FMC Corporation do?FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company developing and marketing insecticides, herbicides,...
FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company developing and marketing insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and biological products to farmers across four geographic regions. Its two key franchises are Rynaxypyr active (~$0.8B revenue in 2025) and Cyazypyr active (~$0.4B); the India commercial business is in divestiture with a strategic review of the entire company announced February 2026.