The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 8 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the food processing peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Archer-Daniels-Midland Co is $77.00, about 1.4% below its August 3 closing price of $78.06
The stock recently traded at 15 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 17 three months ago
2026 outlook raised
ADM raises 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to $5.15-$5.60 from $4.15-$4.70
Company expects continued earnings improvement in crushing and ethanol businesses on strong margins
ADM continues to project 2026 capital expenditures of $1.3 bln to $1.5 bln