ADM · Archer-Daniels-Midland Co

NYSE Food Products Large Cap Clavix A-
80.96−1.65  (−2.00%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$39.81B
P/E22.49
Float478.5M
Beta0.62
Volatility15.4%
ExchangeNYSE
SectorFood Products
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityModerate
Clavix score84.1
Price80.96
Change−2.00%
Prev Close82.61
Open83.38
Day Low82.34
Day High84.03
Avg Vol3
Avg $ Vol$250.9M
52W High88.75
52W Low55.58
52W Pos76.5%
From High−8.78%
From Low+45.66%
Max DD 1Y−12.29%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityNormal
SMA 20−0.73%
SMA 50−1.50%
SMA 200+6.99%
RSI (14)51.5
Vol 30D25.8%
Vol 90D27.4%
1Y Range56–89
Daily bars899
Perf Week+3.40%
Perf Month−6.22%
Perf Quarter−3.57%
Perf Half Y+20.83%
Perf Year+31.34%
Perf YTD+37.10%
Prev Day−2.00%
ClavixA-
Debt / Eq0.37
Curr Ratio1.37
Int Cover3.0×
FCF Margin16.9%
Rev Growth−6.2%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageLow
Sector rank1 / 13

What ADM does

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company provides human and animal nutrition ingredients and solutions in the United States, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

It operates in three segments: Ag Services and Oilseeds; Carbohydrate Solutions; and Nutrition. The company engages in the origination, merchandising, transportation, and storage of agricultural raw materials, as well as the crushing and processing of oilseeds, including soybeans and soft seeds, such as cottonseed, sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, and flaxseed; produces and markets vegetable oils and oilseed protein meals used by food, feed, energy, and industrial customers; sale of crude and partially refined vegetable oils; supplies peanuts and peanut-derived ingredients; and manufactures cotton cellulose pulp.

It is also involved in the grain sourcing, handling, and multimodal transportation network supporting import, export, and distribution activities; structured trade finance activities; corn and wheat wet and dry milling and related processing activities; production of distillers’ grains, corn gluten feed, and corn gluten meal for use as animal feed ingredients; and carbon capture and sequestration and other emissions-reduction initiatives.

In addition, the company engages in the creation, manufacturing, sale, and distribution of an array of ingredients and solutions comprising plant-based proteins, flavors and colors derived from nature, flavor systems, emulsifiers, soluble fiber, polyols, hydrocolloids, probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, enzymes, botanical extracts, and other specialty food and feed ingredients and systems.

Further, it is involved in the derivatives and commodity exchanges and clearing houses; and insurance coverage for certain property, casualty, marine, medical, and other miscellaneous risks.

The company was founded in 1902 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
A-84.1/100

ADM grades A-, 84.1 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (75), most exposed on News Sentiment (64, mixed). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Food Products median. Ranks 1 of 13 in Food Products by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

ADMFood Products median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier0.620.27
Volatilityannualized15.4%6.7%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−12.3%—
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change1.12%—
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions23 (9%)—

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

ADM
82.61

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

ADM

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

ADMFood Products median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer0.620.27
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketModerateLow 69% of 13

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 9Moderate 4High 0Very High 0

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Food Products names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Food Products13 companies ranked
ADM
#1 of 13

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

ADM
1 week+3.4%
1 month−6.2%
Year to date+37.1%
1 year+31.3%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

ADM
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030 since 14 Sep
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish60
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4019 · 7
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening19 ↑ 7 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
0.37sector median 0.63 · 13 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
1.37sector median 1.15 · 13 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
16.9%sector median 8.8% · 13 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
3.0×sector median 2.6× · 13 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 13 Food Products names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

ADM
Revenue growthyear over year−6.2%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Food Products median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

ADM's ethanol fuel business is making more money thanks to better margins and policy incentives, which is making up for weak sales of liquid sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup. As a result, the company's Carbohydrate Solutions segment (its corn-processing unit) is still turning a profit despite the sweetener shortfall.

Source Zacks Investment Research Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk neutral

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ADM's ethanol business is seeing stronger profit margins, helped by policy incentives, which is making up for weak demand for liquid sweeteners and supporting profit in the Carbohydrate Solutions segment.

Source yahoo.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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Traders bought 20,719 call options on Archer Daniels Midland on Monday, about 627% more than the usual daily volume of 2,849. A call option is a contract that gives the buyer the right to purchase the stock at a set price, so heavy call buying typically means buyers expect the share price to go up. The article does not say why the activity spiked.

Source marketbeat.com Significance minor Impact other Risk improving

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Jim Cramer told Mad Money viewers on October 7 that ADM's 'time has come' and recommended the stock alongside John Deere as agricultural favorites. ADM recently reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.84 per share, nearly double the $0.93 from a year earlier, and raised its full-year adjusted earnings guidance to between $5.15 and $5.60 per share.

Source insidermonkey.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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Wall Street Zen lowered its rating on Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) stock from "strong-buy" to "buy." The article also briefly notes that UBS Group increased its price target on ADM shares, but no specific target number is given because the article is cut off.

Source tickerreport.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk worsening

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