BMO Capital Markets Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Stock

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) had its target price hoisted by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $25.10 to $60.00 in a report issued on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the basic materials company’s stock. BMO Capital Markets’ price target suggests a potential upside of 23.68% from the stock’s current price.

Several other analysts have also commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of DuPont de Nemours to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of DuPont de Nemours from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $60.00 to $56.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $46.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, DuPont de Nemours currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $54.57.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DD opened at $48.51 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $19.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -26.07, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.02. DuPont de Nemours has a fifty-two week low of $26.82 and a fifty-two week high of $52.66. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $43.02. 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 quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.07. 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 $1.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.67 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.03 EPS. The business’s 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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that DuPont de Nemours will post 2.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On DuPont de Nemours

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 4,275.8% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 17,552,405 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $70,561,000 after buying an additional 17,151,278 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 12,133.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 9,614,878 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $365,921,000 after buying an additional 9,536,283 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 64.4% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,514,600 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $583,487,000 after acquiring an additional 5,686,490 shares in the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 242.4% in the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 7,491,426 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $301,155,000 after purchasing an additional 5,303,219 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the fourth quarter valued at about $130,394,000. 73.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting DuPont de Nemours

Here are the key news stories impacting DuPont de Nemours this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat on EPS and revenue — DuPont reported adjusted EPS of $0.55 vs. the $0.48 consensus and revenue of $1.68B (vs. ~$1.67B est.), showing modest top?line growth and an earnings beat that helped lift the stock. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Raised guidance — management bumped Q2 EPS to $0.590 and FY 2026 EPS to $2.350–2.400, both above street estimates, and nudged revenue guidance (~$7.2B). Improved forward numbers support higher near?term expectations for earnings. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: $275M accelerated buyback — DuPont announced a $275 million accelerated repurchase, which reduces share count and signals management confidence in cash generation. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Completed Aramids divestiture & cash flow — management closed the Aramids sale and reported positive operating cash flow and transaction?adjusted free cash flow, supporting the buyback and guidance but also reflecting portfolio reshaping. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: ESG reporting — DuPont published its 2026 Sustainability Report with 2035 goals; positive for long?term branding but not an immediate earnings driver. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Y/Y EPS decline and trailing profitability metrics — although Q1 returned to profit (GAAP income from continuing ops $150M), adjusted EPS is well below the prior?year quarter and trailing metrics still show a negative net margin on some measures; valuation (historical P/E) and profitability durability remain investor concerns. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed analyst view — brokers have rated the stock around a “moderate buy,” indicating upside expectations but not unanimous conviction. Read More.

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.