Why AGCO Corporation (AGCO) Shares Are Plunging Today
What Happened:
Shares of agricultural and farm machinery company AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) fell 8.9% in the pre-market session after the company reported second-quarter earnings results. Its revenue and EPS missed analysts' expectations. The company also dropped its full-year revenue and EPS guidance, citing weaker farmer income and commodity prices. Overall, this was a bad quarter for AGCO Corporation.
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What is the market telling us:
AGCO Corporation's shares are somewhat volatile and over the last year have had one move greater than 5%. In context of that, today's move is indicating the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
AGCO Corporation is down 20.6% since the beginning of the year, and at $96.98 per share it is trading 27.3% below its 52-week high of $133.33 from July 2023. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of AGCO Corporation's shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,208.
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