DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Price Target Raised to $49.00

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) had its price objective increased by Wolfe Research from $44.00 to $49.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning,MarketScreener reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the basic materials company’s stock.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on DD. Zacks Research upgraded shares of DuPont de Nemours from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $38.90 to $47.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $100.00 to $48.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $45.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $45.53.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Performance

DD stock opened at $42.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.63. DuPont de Nemours has a 1 year low of $22.50 and a 1 year high of $44.17. The company has a market cap of $17.97 billion, a P/E ratio of -23.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.18 and a beta of 1.08. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $40.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.26.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.05. DuPont de Nemours had a positive return on equity of 7.81% and a negative net margin of 6.17%.The company had revenue of $3.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.18 earnings per share. DuPont de Nemours’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. DuPont de Nemours has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.430-0.430 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that DuPont de Nemours will post 4.38 earnings per share for the current year.

DuPont de Nemours Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th were paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. DuPont de Nemours’s payout ratio is -43.48%.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, 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 value of $238,938.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 112,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,460,498.79. This represents a 5.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lori Koch sold 9,011 shares of the 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 owned 288,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position 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 valued at $382,000 after buying an additional 822 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 8.9% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,550 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $863,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares during the last quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 33.6% during the second quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,656 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 920 shares in the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 11,318 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $776,000 after acquiring an additional 533 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in DuPont de Nemours in the 2nd quarter valued at $365,000. 73.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.