AGCO Co. (NYSE:AGCO - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AGCO in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 19th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.26 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.36. The consensus estimate for AGCO's current full-year earnings is $7.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AGCO's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.99 EPS.
Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of AGCO from $131.00 to $111.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Citigroup lifted their target price on AGCO from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on AGCO in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $101.00 price target for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on AGCO from $112.00 to $99.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded AGCO from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $108.10.
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AGCO opened at $93.50 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.24. The firm's 50 day moving average is $97.24 and its 200-day moving average is $95.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. AGCO has a 52-week low of $84.35 and a 52-week high of $130.26.
AGCO (NYSE:AGCO - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.40). The company had revenue of $2.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.90 billion. AGCO had a net margin of 1.35% and a return on equity of 15.79%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 24.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.97 earnings per share.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.24%. AGCO's payout ratio is 51.33%.
A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in AGCO by 28.2% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 684,249 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $66,959,000 after acquiring an additional 150,656 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of AGCO during the third quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of AGCO during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,676,000. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of AGCO by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,329 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in AGCO by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,205,227 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $121,121,000 after purchasing an additional 80,516 shares during the period. 78.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
AGCO Corporation manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment and related replacement parts worldwide. It offers horsepower tractors for row crop production, soil cultivation, planting, land leveling, seeding, and commercial hay operations; utility tractors for small- and medium-sized farms, as well as for dairy, livestock, orchards, and vineyards; and compact tractors for small farms, specialty agricultural industries, landscaping, equestrian, and residential uses.
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