Short Interest in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) Declines By 14.6%

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 7,417,252 shares, a decline of 14.6% from the February 26th total of 8,688,358 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,359,492 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 1.8% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on DD shares. 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 report on Wednesday, February 11th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective 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, February 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $46.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Citigroup increased their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $49.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $51.86.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DD traded up $1.47 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $45.69. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,214,988 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,708,420. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.91 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 business’s 50 day moving average price is $46.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $40.78. The company has a market cap of $18.68 billion, a P/E ratio of -24.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.09.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 ($1,871.00) million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.69 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.13 earnings per share. The firm’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. On average, analysts forecast that DuPont de Nemours will post 4.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

DuPont de Nemours Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. DuPont de Nemours’s dividend payout ratio is -43.01%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On DuPont de Nemours

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DD. Salomon & Ludwin LLC increased its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 186.5% in the 3rd quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 318 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the period. Palisade Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in DuPont de Nemours during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in DuPont de Nemours during the third quarter worth $27,000. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in DuPont de Nemours during the third quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. 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.