Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) closed the most recent trading day at $61.94, moving -2.19% from the previous trading session. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.23%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.72%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.86%.
The agribusiness giant's stock has climbed by 4.51% in the past month, exceeding the Consumer Staples sector's gain of 0.26% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.45%.
The upcoming earnings release of Archer Daniels Midland will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on November 4, 2025. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.88, signifying a 19.27% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $20.65 billion, showing a 3.59% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $3.73 per share and a revenue of $84.54 billion, indicating changes of -21.31% and -1.15%, respectively, from the former year.
It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for Archer Daniels Midland. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 6.68% lower. Archer Daniels Midland is holding a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell) right now.
Investors should also note Archer Daniels Midland's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 16.99. This signifies no noticeable deviation in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 16.99 for its industry.
Also, we should mention that ADM has a PEG ratio of 5. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Agriculture - Operations industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.75 as trading concluded yesterday.
The Agriculture - Operations industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 204, which puts it in the bottom 18% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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