DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $51.8616.

DD has been the topic of a number of research reports. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $51.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Argus cut their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $86.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $46.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Institutional Trading of DuPont de Nemours

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 1.1% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 11,990 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $934,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. raised its position in DuPont de Nemours by 27.0% in the 3rd quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 602 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,729 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $256,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 64.4% during the 2nd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 365 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Old Port Advisors grew its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 3,148 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $245,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. 73.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of NYSE:DD opened at $50.25 on Friday. DuPont de Nemours has a 1 year low of $22.50 and a 1 year high of $52.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 2.42 and a quick ratio of 1.91. The business’s 50-day moving average is $44.07 and its 200-day moving average is $37.77. The company has a market capitalization of $20.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.10.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.03. DuPont de Nemours had a positive return on equity of 7.37% and a negative net margin of 7.03%.The business had revenue of $1.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.13 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. DuPont de Nemours has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.300 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.480-0.480 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that DuPont de Nemours will post 4.38 earnings per share for the current year.

DuPont de Nemours declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, November 6th that permits the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the basic materials company to purchase up to 12.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

DuPont de Nemours Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. DuPont de Nemours’s dividend payout ratio is presently -43.01%.

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.