DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation and twelve have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $165.40.

Several research analysts have weighed in on DD shares. Bank of America lowered their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $150.00 to $141.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $175.00 to $178.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of DuPont de Nemours in a research report on Monday. Citigroup boosted their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $168.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $75.30 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Performance

NYSE DD opened at $144.07 on Friday. DuPont de Nemours has a 52-week low of $87.26 and a 52-week high of $157.98. The stock has a market cap of $19.45 billion, a PE ratio of 320.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $139.76 and a 200-day moving average of $140.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 2.11 and a current ratio of 2.43.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.81 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a net margin of 0.67% and a return on equity of 6.92%. The business’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.12 EPS. DuPont de Nemours has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.800-1.900 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that DuPont de Nemours will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

DuPont de Nemours Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. DuPont de Nemours’s dividend payout ratio is presently 533.33%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 19.6% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $382,000 after acquiring an additional 822 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 8.9% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,550 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $863,000 after buying an additional 947 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the 2nd quarter worth $365,000. United Bank boosted its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 14.6% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 18,816 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,291,000 after buying an additional 2,396 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in DuPont de Nemours by 2.1% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 200,444 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $13,749,000 after acquiring an additional 4,186 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.96% of the company’s stock.

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.