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6. FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC)

Market Cap: $4.65 billion

FMC Corporation is a Philadelphia-based agricultural sciences company that provides crop protection solutions, including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and biologicals, to farmers worldwide. It sells its products through direct sales, partners, and distributors to help improve crop yield and quality. FMC Corporation is also one of the 14 best farmland and agriculture stocks to buy now.

Recently, FMC Corporation received regulatory approval in Peru for Keenali, the first commercial herbicide powered by its new active ingredient, Dodhylex (tetflupyrolimet). This marks the first global registration of a Group 28 herbicide, a new classification recognized by HRAC and WSSA.

In another recent development, the company received registration in Brazil for Sofero Fall, a pheromone product targeting fall armyworms in row crops. It’s the company’s first pheromone solution for large-scale farming, offering a sustainable way to control pests and improve productivity.

In March, three insiders, including the company’s chairman and CEO, bought around $2.36 million worth of FMC Corporation shares at an average price of $36.34. The company’s CEO, Pierre Brondeau, acquired 54,000 shares, making his first purchase in nearly five years, increasing his ownership to 298,439 shares. On February 5, the stock had a sharp drop of 33.56% falling from $54.04 per share to $35.92 per share. Year-to-date, the stock is down 23.35%, currently trading at $37.26 per share.

According to MarketBeat, 14 analysts rate FMC stock as “Hold” with an average price target of $50.31.