Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for AGCO Earnings

AGCO Co. (NYSE:AGCO) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for AGCO in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.20 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.74. The consensus estimate for AGCO’s current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AGCO’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.01 by ($0.04). AGCO had a positive return on equity of 13.40% and a negative net margin of 3.64%.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on AGCO. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of AGCO from $109.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of AGCO from $112.00 to $99.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. StockNews.com raised shares of AGCO from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of AGCO from $108.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of AGCO from $102.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.20.

AGCO Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AGCO opened at $97.85 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The company has a market cap of $7.30 billion, a P/E ratio of -17.20, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.25. AGCO has a 52 week low of $84.35 and a 52 week high of $125.76. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $97.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.94.

AGCO Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.19%. AGCO’s dividend payout ratio is presently -20.39%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AGCO

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AGCO. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of AGCO by 34.9% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 9,655 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $945,000 after acquiring an additional 2,498 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of AGCO by 189.0% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 994 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $97,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in shares of AGCO by 50.4% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 173,669 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $16,995,000 after purchasing an additional 58,160 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of AGCO during the 3rd quarter valued at about $247,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of AGCO by 58.3% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 836 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 308 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.80% of the company’s stock.

About AGCO

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.