DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $165.20.

Several research firms recently commented on DD. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $168.00 to $177.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $174.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $168.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $75.30 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of DuPont de Nemours from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On DuPont de Nemours

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 7.1% in the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,430 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $166,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 13,236 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $575,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 13.1% in the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 2,104 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $85,000 after buying an additional 243 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its position in DuPont de Nemours by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 13,401 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $539,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the period. Finally, Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. now owns 3,348 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $261,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.96% of the company’s stock.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Performance

Shares of DD stock opened at $137.48 on Thursday. DuPont de Nemours has a one year low of $84.75 and a one year high of $157.98. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $143.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $137.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2,290.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 2.11 and a current ratio of 2.68.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.07. DuPont de Nemours had a positive return on equity of 7.15% and a negative net margin of 0.30%.The firm had revenue of $1.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.67 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.09 EPS. DuPont de Nemours’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. DuPont de Nemours has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.590-0.590 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.400 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that DuPont de Nemours will post 2.38 EPS for the current year.

DuPont de Nemours Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. DuPont de Nemours’s payout ratio is presently -1,333.33%.

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.