Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for AGCO Earnings

AGCO Co. (NYSE:AGCO) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for AGCO in a research note issued on Thursday, December 19th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.26 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by ($0.40). The company had revenue of $2.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. AGCO had a net margin of 1.35% and a return on equity of 15.79%. The business’s revenue was down 24.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.97 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com upgraded AGCO from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Morgan Stanley started coverage on AGCO in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $101.00 target price for the company. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of AGCO from $110.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Citigroup lifted their price target on AGCO from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on AGCO from $112.00 to $99.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $108.10.

AGCO Stock Performance

AGCO stock opened at $94.02 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $97.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $95.84. The company has a market capitalization of $7.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.60, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.24. 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 fifty-two week low of $84.35 and a fifty-two week high of $130.26.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AGCO

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in AGCO by 1.7% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,699,964 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $362,152,000 after acquiring an additional 63,432 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of AGCO by 17.4% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,259,699 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $221,187,000 after purchasing an additional 335,092 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of AGCO by 34.3% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,110,408 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $206,525,000 after purchasing an additional 538,955 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in AGCO by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,978,963 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $193,661,000 after purchasing an additional 80,846 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its stake in AGCO by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,857,505 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $181,775,000 after purchasing an additional 66,303 shares during the last quarter. 78.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

AGCO Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. AGCO’s payout ratio is 51.33%.

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.