Q1 Earnings Forecast for Corteva Issued By KeyCorp

Corteva, Inc. (NYSE:CTVA) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Corteva in a note issued to investors on Sunday, April 13th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.87 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $71.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Corteva’s current full-year earnings is $2.96 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Corteva’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.07 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.27) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.03 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Corteva in a report on Thursday, March 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $71.00 price target for the company. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Corteva from $69.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Corteva from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Corteva from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Corteva from $72.00 to $73.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Corteva has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.13.

Corteva Price Performance

NYSE:CTVA opened at $59.68 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $40.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Corteva has a 12-month low of $50.01 and a 12-month high of $66.24. The company’s 50-day moving average is $61.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $60.27.

Corteva (NYSE:CTVA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by ($0.02). Corteva had a return on equity of 7.19% and a net margin of 5.36%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CTVA. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Corteva by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 13,282 shares of the company’s stock worth $759,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC lifted its stake in shares of Corteva by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC now owns 4,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Corteva by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Corteva by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 4,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $257,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Roble Belko & Company Inc boosted its stake in Corteva by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Roble Belko & Company Inc now owns 3,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $180,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. 81.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Corteva

In other news, insider Brian Titus sold 26,560 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.74, for a total transaction of $1,692,934.40. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 11,347 shares in the company, valued at approximately $723,257.78. The trade was a 70.07 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Corteva Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.14%. Corteva’s dividend payout ratio is currently 52.71%.

About Corteva

Corteva, Inc operates in the agriculture business. It operates through two segments, Seed and Crop Protection. The Seed segment develops and supplies advanced germplasm and traits that produce optimum yield for farms. It offers trait technologies that enhance resistance to weather, disease, insects, and herbicides used to control weeds, as well as food and nutritional characteristics.