DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Given New $52.00 Price Target at Morgan Stanley

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) had its price objective boosted by stock analysts at Morgan Stanley from $44.00 to $52.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has an “equal weight” rating on the basic materials company’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s price target indicates a potential upside of 11.84% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on DD. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $25.10 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Argus lowered their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $86.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of DuPont de Nemours in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $60.00 to $56.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $52.97.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

DD stock opened at $46.50 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $19.06 billion, a P/E ratio of -24.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.09. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $46.82 and its 200 day moving average is $42.74. DuPont de Nemours has a 52 week low of $26.76 and a 52 week high of $52.66. 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 (NYSE:DD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.03. The company had revenue of ($1,871.00) million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.69 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a positive return on equity of 7.37% and a negative net margin of 7.03%.DuPont de Nemours’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 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. Research analysts predict that DuPont de Nemours will post 2.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On DuPont de Nemours

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DD. V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 19.7% in the first quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 9,958 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $456,000 after acquiring an additional 1,641 shares during the period. Wealthstar Advisors LLC purchased a new position in DuPont de Nemours during the first quarter valued at $1,474,000. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 12.2% in the 1st quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,725 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $858,000 after acquiring an additional 2,036 shares during the last quarter. Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV purchased a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the 1st quarter worth $211,000. Finally, PFG Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 6.4% in the first quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 11,499 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $527,000 after purchasing an additional 696 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.96% of the company’s stock.

DuPont de Nemours Company Profile

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.