DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Price Target Raised to $55.00

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) had its price target boosted by Wells Fargo & Company from $50.00 to $55.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday morning, MarketBeat reports. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the basic materials company’s stock.

Several other research firms also recently commented on DD. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $51.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Argus reduced their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $86.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded DuPont de Nemours from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, DuPont de Nemours has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $50.46.

DuPont de Nemours Trading Up 1.5%

DuPont de Nemours stock opened at $50.19 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $43.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. DuPont de Nemours has a 12 month low of $22.50 and a 12 month high of $52.66. The stock has a market cap of $21.03 billion, a P/E ratio of -26.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.10.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 earnings per share (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 analyst estimates of $1.69 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.13 earnings per share. DuPont de Nemours’s quarterly revenue was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that DuPont de Nemours will post 4.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

DuPont de Nemours declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, November 6th that allows the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the basic materials company to purchase up to 12.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC grew its position in DuPont de Nemours by 64.4% during 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 in the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 207 shares during the period. Palisade Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Institutional investors own 73.96% of the company’s stock.

About DuPont de Nemours

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.