DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Price Target Raised to $56.00

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) had its price target increased by UBS Group from $49.00 to $56.00 in a report issued on Wednesday, Marketbeat.com reports. UBS Group currently has a buy rating on the basic materials company’s stock.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on DD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective 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. Wolfe Research lifted their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $44.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $51.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $104.00 to $50.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, DuPont de Nemours has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $50.46.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

Shares of DD opened at $50.19 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $21.03 billion, a PE ratio of -26.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.63 and a current ratio of 2.42. DuPont de Nemours has a fifty-two week low of $22.50 and a fifty-two week high of $52.66. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $43.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $37.20.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.69 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a negative net margin of 7.03% and a positive return on equity of 7.37%. The business’s revenue was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.13 earnings per share. 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. Analysts anticipate 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 initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, November 6th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the basic materials company to reacquire up to 12.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at DuPont de Nemours

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On DuPont de Nemours

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 19.6% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $382,000 after acquiring an additional 822 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted 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 worth $863,000 after purchasing an additional 947 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the second quarter worth approximately $365,000. Callan Family Office LLC grew its position in DuPont de Nemours by 82.5% during the second quarter. Callan Family Office LLC now owns 6,452 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $443,000 after buying an additional 2,917 shares during the period. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 3.2% during the second quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,162 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,206,000 after buying an additional 1,009 shares during the last quarter. 73.96% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.