DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.05 EPS

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The basic materials company reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.05, Zacks reports. DuPont de Nemours had a negative net margin of 1.54% and a positive return on equity of 7.85%. The firm had revenue of $3.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.12 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.18 earnings per share. DuPont de Nemours’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. DuPont de Nemours updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 0.430-0.430 EPS.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

Shares of DD traded up $0.47 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $39.62. The stock had a trading volume of 2,431,167 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,230,384. The company’s 50-day moving average is $75.06 and its 200 day moving average is $72.01. The company has a market capitalization of $16.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -84.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. DuPont de Nemours has a 12-month low of $22.50 and a 12-month high of $40.11.

DuPont de Nemours Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. DuPont de Nemours’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -348.94%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Steven P. Larrabee sold 43,208 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.17, for a total value of $3,334,361.36. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 38,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,977,604.45. This represents a 52.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 74,208 shares of company stock worth $5,714,861. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 139.3% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,791,511 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $122,486,000 after purchasing an additional 1,042,929 shares during the period. Man Group plc boosted its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 95.8% during the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,078,740 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $73,991,000 after purchasing an additional 527,881 shares during the period. Scopus Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in DuPont de Nemours in the 2nd quarter valued at $18,573,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 38.0% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 920,333 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $63,126,000 after purchasing an additional 253,432 shares during the period. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 90.0% during the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 374,973 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $25,719,000 after purchasing an additional 177,626 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.96% of the company’s stock.

DuPont de Nemours declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, November 6th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the basic materials company to buy up to 12.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $104.00 to $50.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $94.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $99.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Wolfe Research decreased their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $89.00 to $87.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 24th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $77.08.

About DuPont de Nemours

DuPont de Nemours, Inc provides technology-based materials and solutions in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Electronics & Industrial, Water & Protection, and Corporate & Other segments. The Electronics & Industrial segment supplies materials and solutions for the fabrication of semiconductors and integrated circuits.