Zacks Research Downgrades DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) to Hold

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) was downgraded by Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $46.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $49.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $51.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of DuPont de Nemours to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, DuPont de Nemours has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $52.70.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Down 0.6%

NYSE:DD opened at $46.73 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $19.15 billion, a P/E ratio of -25.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.09. 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 has a fifty-two week low of $25.47 and a fifty-two week high of $52.66. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $42.36.

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 for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.03. The business had revenue of ($1,871.00) million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.69 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a negative net margin of 7.03% and a positive return on equity of 7.37%. DuPont de Nemours’s revenue was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.13 EPS. 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. Analysts predict that DuPont de Nemours will post 2.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of DuPont de Nemours

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in DD. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 19.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $382,000 after purchasing an additional 822 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 8.9% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,550 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $863,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in DuPont de Nemours in the second quarter worth about $365,000. United Bank lifted its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 14.6% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 2.1% during 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 buying an additional 4,186 shares during the last quarter. 73.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.