DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) was upgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on DD. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $80.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Monday, November 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $104.00 to $48.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research cut DuPont de Nemours from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Wolfe Research decreased their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $87.00 to $39.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $38.90 to $47.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.61.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

NYSE:DD opened at $43.80 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $18.35 billion, a PE ratio of -23.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $40.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $34.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. DuPont de Nemours has a 12 month low of $22.50 and a 12 month high of $44.15.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last posted its earnings results on Monday, July 11th. The basic materials company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $3.02 billion during the quarter. DuPont de Nemours had a negative net margin of 6.17% and a positive return on equity of 7.81%. DuPont de Nemours has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.430-0.430 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that DuPont de Nemours will post 4.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

DuPont de Nemours announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, November 6th that permits the company to buyback $2.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the basic materials company to repurchase up to 12.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at DuPont de Nemours

In other news, SVP Erik T. Hoover sold 6,005 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.79, for a total value of $238,938.95. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 112,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,460,498.79. This trade represents a 5.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lori Koch sold 9,011 shares of DuPont de Nemours stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.46, for a total transaction of $355,574.06. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 288,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,377,343.96. This represents a 3.03% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 19.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $382,000 after purchasing an additional 822 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 6.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 43,529 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,251,000 after buying an additional 2,695 shares during the last quarter. Ascent Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the 1st quarter worth about $210,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 8.9% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,550 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $863,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 31.8% in the 1st quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 970 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.96% of the company’s stock.

DuPont de Nemours Company Profile

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE: DD) is a global science and engineering company that develops and supplies specialty materials, chemicals and industrial biosciences for a wide range of markets. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company traces its origins to 1802 and has evolved through more than two centuries of innovation. In recent history DuPont participated in a major combination with Dow Chemical and subsequent reorganization that refocused the company on differentiated, specialty businesses built around science-based solutions.

DuPont’s operations center on advanced materials and technologies used by manufacturers and OEMs in industries such as transportation, electronics, construction, industrial manufacturing and worker safety.