FMC Corporation (FMC): Today's Featured Chemicals Laggard
(
) pushed the Chemicals industry lower today making it today's featured Chemicals laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.5%. By the end of trading, FMC Corporation fell $1.09 (-1.8%) to $61.23 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 2,020,979 shares of FMC Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 860,900 shares. The stock ranged in price between $60.57-$61.80 after having opened the day at $60.81 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $62.32. Other companies within the Chemicals industry that declined today were:
(
), down 6.7%,
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), down 4.7%,
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), down 4.7% and
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), down 3.5%.
FMC Corporation, a diversified chemical company, provides solutions and products for agricultural, consumer, and industrial markets. It operates in three segments: Agricultural Products, Specialty Chemicals, and Industrial Chemicals. FMC Corporation has a market cap of $8.4 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are up 6.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate FMC Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
FMC Corporation
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in stock price during the past year, growth in earnings per share, expanding profit margins and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.
- You can view the full FMC Corporation Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 12.8%,
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), up 6.7%,
Flexible Solutions International
(
), up 6.2% and
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), up 4.6% , were all gainers within the chemicals industry with
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) being today's featured chemicals industry leader.
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) while those bearish on the chemicals industry could consider
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).
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