Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank Boosts Holdings in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. $DD

Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) by 201.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 571,676 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 382,236 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank’s holdings in DuPont de Nemours were worth $22,981,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 3,203,044 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 28.2% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,828,110 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $687,710,000 after buying an additional 1,942,589 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 1.4% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 7,096,122 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $552,788,000 after buying an additional 98,590 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners raised its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 15.1% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,007,738 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $312,206,000 after buying an additional 524,737 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 3.8% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,337,753 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $259,974,000 after buying an additional 121,216 shares during the last quarter. 73.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

DuPont de Nemours stock opened at $46.73 on Wednesday. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a 12-month low of $25.47 and a 12-month high of $52.66. The stock has a market cap of $19.15 billion, a P/E ratio of -25.12, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $47.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.36. The company has a current ratio of 2.42, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.03. DuPont de Nemours had a negative net margin of 7.03% and a positive return on equity of 7.37%. The firm had revenue of ($1,871.00) million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.69 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.13 earnings per share. DuPont de Nemours’s 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that DuPont de Nemours, Inc. will post 2.3 earnings per share for the current year.

DuPont de Nemours Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. DuPont de Nemours’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -43.01%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on DD shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $46.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Wolfe Research increased their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $51.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $52.70.

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.