Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for ADM in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:19 pm ET.
ADM closed at $85.18, down 3.3% on the session, though the stock remains above both its 50-day average of $82.51 and its 200-day average of $73.32. The GekkoIndex reads 53.5, placing it in the Neutral zone, up 6.5 over the past five readings. Price sits 10% above Gekko Fair Value of $77.44.
Recent activity centers on institutional positioning rather than company news. Bank of America Corp DE acquired 2,357,278 shares in the second quarter, valued at approximately $180,096,000, while BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake. Corient Private Wealth LP trimmed its holdings by 41.2%, selling 46,487 shares, and Waverly Advisors LLC reduced its position by 20.7%. Engineers Gate Manager LP raised its stake by 88.2% to 42,582 shares valued at approximately $3.25 million, and National Pension Service holds 955,109 shares valued at $72.97 million after a 3.0% reduction. Separately, ADM released its fourth annual regenerative agriculture report covering farmer support and supply chain outcomes.
The next earnings date is 3 November 2026, 44 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter produced adjusted EPS of $1.84 against a $1.42 estimate, with a -0.6% reaction. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -0.5% across 5 years, rising in 2 of them. Three covering analysts currently hold ratings with a consensus target of $80.10, about -6% below the current price. No insider, Congress, or unusual options signals appear in their respective windows.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Archer-Daniels-Midland scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $85.18 is above the 50-day ($82.51) and 200-day ($73.32) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart53.5, Neutral
Reading 53.5 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex10.0% above
Price is 10% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
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No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 44 days
Next report Nov 3, 2026, 44 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings−0.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −0.5% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
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Archer-Daniels-Midland closed at $85.18 on Sep 18, 2026, +39.4% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $55.58 to $88.75.
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Archer-Daniels-Midland works across the agricultural supply chain, buying, moving, storing, processing and delivering commodities and ingredients used in food, animal feed, energy and industrial products. It handles oilseeds, corn, wheat and other grains, turning them into items such as vegetable oils, sweeteners, starches, flours, alcohols, citric acid, feed products and distillers' grains, alongside more specialized flavors, colors, proteins, fibers and health-related ingredients like probiotics and botanical extracts. It is also known for import, export and trading activity in agricultural goods, plus structured trade finance and futures brokerage through its role as a commission merchant.
The company operates through three divisions: Ag Services and Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Nutrition. Its work ranges from raw material sourcing and basic processing to formulated animal feed, pet food manufacturing on a contract and private label basis, and ingredient development for nutrition and health applications. This mix of activities serves customers across food production, animal agriculture, energy and industrial manufacturing, with operations extending into markets including the United States, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Brazil, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
Shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland are listed on the NYSE under the ticker ADM.
Archer-Daniels-Midland’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 53.5, in the Neutral zone, up 6.5 points over five sessions.
Up 6.5 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 43 | −0.5% | +0.7% | ||
| Accumulation | 195 | +1.1% | +2.8% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 375 | 0.0% | +1.0% | ||
| Distribution | 48 | +0.6% | +0.8% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average ADM share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Archer-Daniels-Midland trades 10.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $77.44, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Archer-Daniels-Midland shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$77.44
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
10.0% Overvalued
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Archer-Daniels-Midland, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for ADM in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in ADM were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Archer-Daniels-Midland has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds ADM.
Archer-Daniels-Midland reports on Nov 3, 2026 (44 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 3, 2026
44 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $1.84 est $1.42 | $22.68B est $22.75B | −0.6% |
| May 5, 2026 | $0.71 est $0.66 | $20.49B est $21.35B | +2.3% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $0.87 est $0.89 | $18.56B est $21.06B | −1.1% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $0.92 est $0.85 | $20.37B est $20.77B | −6.3% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.93 est $0.82 | $21.19B est $22.03B | +4.4% |
| May 6, 2025 | $0.70 est $0.66 | $20.18B est $22.08B | +0.8% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $1.14 est $1.14 | $21.50B est $22.77B | −7.1% |
| Nov 18, 2024 | $1.09 est $1.19 | $19.94B est $21.48B | −0.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Archer-Daniels-Midland is $80.10, −6.0% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | BMO Capital | — | — |
| Sep 10 | Barclays | $90 | +5.7% |
| Aug 5 | BMO Capital | $82 | −3.7% |
| Aug 5 | Barclays | $90 | +5.7% |
| Aug 5 | Morgan Stanley | $79 | −7.3% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Archer-Daniels-Midland averaged −0.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −3.1% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −2.9% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −1.7% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −0.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −0.7% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, ADM’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.8%.
Archer-Daniels-Midland’s market cap is $41.05B, with a P/E ratio of 23.2 and revenue of $82.10B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Archer-Daniels-Midland this week reads positive: 7 positive, 1 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
Archer-Daniels-Midland’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| CTVACorteva | Accumulation | 3.1% above |
| BGBunge | Accumulation | 2.2% below |
| PPCPilgrim's Pride | Accumulation | 38.0% below |
| AGROAdecoagro | Neutral | 17.3% above |
| SEBSeaboard | Neutral | 7.7% above |
| CALMCal-Maine Foods | Buying | 29.8% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Archer-Daniels-Midland’s market cap is $41.05B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $85.18, with 482.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 23.2.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Archer-Daniels-Midland is $80.10, −6.0% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Archer-Daniels-Midland is overvalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $85.18 is 10.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $77.44. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Archer-Daniels-Midland is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026 (44 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.53 per share on revenue of $22.86B. Archer-Daniels-Midland beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.9% on average across the report.
Archer-Daniels-Midland’s 52-week high is $88.75 and its 52-week low is $55.58; it closed at $85.18 on Sep 18, 2026, +39.4% over the past year.
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