UBS Group Cuts DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Price Target to $172.00

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) had its price objective lowered by investment analysts at UBS Group from $178.00 to $172.00 in a report issued on Monday, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the basic materials company’s stock. UBS Group’s price target points to a potential upside of 31.43% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $159.00 to $153.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $168.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Zacks Research lowered shares of DuPont de Nemours from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of DuPont de Nemours in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $180.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 7th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $165.80.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

NYSE:DD traded up $0.89 on Monday, reaching $130.87. 700,479 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,388,313. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $135.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $138.47. DuPont de Nemours has a 12 month low of $92.49 and a 12 month high of $157.98. The firm has a market cap of $17.67 billion, a PE ratio of 290.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 2.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $1.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a return on equity of 6.92% and a net margin of 0.67%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.12 earnings per share. DuPont de Nemours has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.800-1.900 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that DuPont de Nemours will post 7.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On DuPont de Nemours

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 168.5% in the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 239 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Brooks Moore & Associates Inc. increased its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Brooks Moore & Associates Inc. now owns 10,658 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $428,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. 1ST Source Bank raised its position in DuPont de Nemours by 1.5% during the first quarter. 1ST Source Bank now owns 17,451 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $799,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the period. Allegheny Financial Group raised its position in DuPont de Nemours by 4.3% during the first quarter. Allegheny Financial Group now owns 6,132 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $281,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the period. Finally, Bridgewater Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 8,187 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $382,000 after purchasing an additional 312 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.96% of the company’s stock.

DuPont de Nemours Company Profile

DuPont de Nemours, Inc is a science and technology company that develops engineered materials, specialty chemicals and other performance solutions for industrial and consumer markets. Its products are used in areas including electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, water purification, healthcare, transportation, construction, aerospace, worker safety and industrial processing.

DuPont’s portfolio includes well-known brands and materials such as Kevlar aramid fiber, Nomex flame-resistant materials, Tyvek protective materials, Kapton polyimide film, Vespel high-performance parts and Corian solid-surface materials.