These 10 Firms Were Last Week’s Worst Performers

1. FMC Corp. (NYSE:FMC)

Shares of FMC Corp. fell by 38 percent week-on-week, ending Friday’s trading at $34.54 each from the $55.78 registered on January 31, as investors were disappointed by a plunge in its earnings performance in the fourth quarter and full year of 2024.

In a statement last week, FMC Corp. said net profit for the full year 2024 plummeted by 74 percent to $342 million while revenues declined by 5 percent to $4.25 billion.

In the fourth quarter alone, the company swung to a net loss of $16 million, reversing a net income in the same quarter in 2023.

Revenues for the quarter, however, increased by 7 percent to $1.22 billion.

For the full year 2025, the company also posted a conservative outlook, with revenues expected to settle between $4.15 billion and $4.35 billion, flat from 2024.

Following the release, UBS downgraded its rating for the company to “neutral” from “buy” given ongoing pressure from declining crop chemical demand.

It also slashed its price target by 42 percent to $38 apiece from $66 previously.

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