Chairman of FMC Corp. (FMC) William G Walter sells 40,000 shares of FMC on 01/04/2010 at an average price of $56.09 a share.

FMC Corporation is one of the world's leading producers of machinery and chemicals for industry and agriculture. The Company operates in three distinct business segments: Agricultural Products, Specialty Chemicals and Industrial Chemicals. Agricultural Products provides crop protection and pest control products. Specialty Chemicals includes food ingredients that are used to enhance structure, texture and taste. Industrial Chemicals encompasses a wide range of inorganic materials. Fmc Corp. has a market cap of $4.11 billion; its shares were traded at around $56.82 with a P/E ratio of 13.4 and P/S ratio of 1.3. The dividend yield of Fmc Corp. stocks is 0.9%. Fmc Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 16.9% over the past 5 years.

FMC is in the portfolios of Westport Asset Management, John Keeley of Keeley Fund Management.

This is the annual revenues and earnings per share of FMC over the last 10 years. For detailed 10-year financial data and charts, go to 10-Year Financials of FMC.

CEO Recent Trades:

• Sell:: President, CEO and Chairman William G Walter sold 40,000 shares of FMC stock on 12/01/2009 at the average price of 56.82, the price of the stock has decreased by 0% since.


• Sell:: President, CEO and Chairman William G Walter sold 40,000 shares of FMC stock on 11/02/2009 at the average price of 51.05, the price of the stock has increased by 11.3% since.


• Sell:: President, CEO and Chairman William G Walter sold 40,000 shares of FMC stock on 10/01/2009 at the average price of 54.18, the price of the stock has increased by 4.87% since.


• Sell:: President, CEO and Chairman William G Walter sold 40,000 shares of FMC stock on 09/08/2009 at the average price of 50, the price of the stock has increased by 13.64% since.


• Sell:: President, CEO and Chairman William G Walter sold 40,000 shares of FMC stock on 08/03/2009 at the average price of 50, the price of the stock has increased by 13.64% since.

CFO Recent Trades:

• Sell:: Senior VP and CFO W Kim Foster sold 40,025 shares of FMC stock on 11/06/2009 at the average price of 52.08, the price of the stock has increased by 9.1% since.

This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of FMC. For the complete insider trading history of FMC, click here.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Sell:: VP, General Counsel Andrea E Utecht sold 8,496 shares of FMC stock on 12/10/2009 at the average price of 55.7, the price of the stock has increased by 2.01% since.


• Sell:: VP and Controller Graham R Wood sold 5,540 shares of FMC stock on 11/16/2009 at the average price of 56.67, the price of the stock has increased by 0.26% since.


• Sell:: VP, Group Manager D Michael Wilson sold 20,000 shares of FMC stock on 11/10/2009 at the average price of 54.14, the price of the stock has increased by 4.95% since.

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