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

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

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $100.00 to $48.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $80.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $90.00 to $46.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $104.00 to $50.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of DuPont de Nemours from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.61.

DuPont de Nemours Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of DD opened at $43.80 on Friday. DuPont de Nemours has a 1-year low of $22.50 and a 1-year high of $44.15. The company has a market capitalization of $18.35 billion, a P/E ratio of -23.81, a P/E/G ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.63. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $40.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.69.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last announced 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that DuPont de Nemours will post 4.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Lori Koch sold 9,011 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.46, for a total value of $355,574.06. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 288,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,377,343.96. This trade represents a 3.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Erik T. Hoover sold 6,005 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owned 112,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,460,498.79. The trade was a 5.08% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of DuPont de Nemours

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Salomon & Ludwin LLC raised its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 186.5% in the 3rd quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 318 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Financial Life Planners purchased a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new position in DuPont de Nemours in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 64.4% in the second quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 365 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.