Royal Bank Of Canada Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Stock

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) had its price target boosted by research analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $51.00 to $60.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the basic materials company’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 21.16% from the company’s current price.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Argus lowered their price objective 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. UBS Group boosted their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $49.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. KeyCorp lifted 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 report on Wednesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $80.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of DuPont de Nemours from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $51.06.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of DuPont de Nemours stock opened at $49.52 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 2.42 and a quick ratio of 1.91. The firm has a market cap of $20.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -26.62, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $43.48 and its 200 day moving average is $37.44. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.69 billion during 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $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. Equities research analysts anticipate that DuPont de Nemours will post 4.38 EPS for the current year.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at DuPont de Nemours

In other DuPont de Nemours news, SVP Erik T. Hoover sold 6,005 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 112,101 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,460,498.79. This trade represents a 5.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Lori Koch sold 9,011 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 $11,377,343.96. This trade 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

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in DuPont de Nemours by 12,133.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 9,614,878 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $365,921,000 after acquiring an additional 9,536,283 shares during the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 242.4% during the fourth quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 7,491,426 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $301,155,000 after buying an additional 5,303,219 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the second quarter worth $313,306,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. bought a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the 4th quarter valued at about $130,394,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in DuPont de Nemours by 6.7% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 50,867,267 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,962,560,000 after buying an additional 3,203,044 shares during the period. 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.