DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Raised to “Strong-Buy” at Zacks Research

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) was upgraded by investment analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Wolfe Research raised their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of DuPont de Nemours to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $51.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, DuPont de Nemours presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $50.46.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Performance

Shares of DD opened at $50.19 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $43.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $37.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 2.42 and a quick ratio of 1.63. The firm has a market capitalization 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. DuPont de Nemours has a one year low of $22.50 and a one year high of $52.66.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.69 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a positive return on equity of 7.37% and a negative net margin of 7.03%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.13 EPS. 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. On average, analysts anticipate that DuPont de Nemours will post 4.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

DuPont de Nemours announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, November 6th that permits the company to buyback $2.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the basic materials company to reacquire up to 12.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically 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 the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.46, for a total transaction of $355,574.06. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 288,326 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,377,343.96. This trade represents a 3.03% decrease in their position. The sale 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 DuPont de Nemours stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 112,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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 Investors Weigh In On DuPont de Nemours

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DD. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 11,990 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $934,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the period. Pacifica Partners Inc. increased its position in DuPont de Nemours by 27.0% during the third quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 602 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in DuPont de Nemours by 3.9% during the second quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,729 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $256,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. 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 valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the period. Finally, Old Port Advisors boosted its position in DuPont de Nemours by 4.9% in the third quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 3,148 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $245,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. 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.