DuPont de Nemours, Inc. $DD Stake Lessened by New Mexico Educational Retirement Board

New Mexico Educational Retirement Board lessened its holdings in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) by 64.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,749 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 12,298 shares during the period. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board’s holdings in DuPont de Nemours were worth $915,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in DuPont de Nemours by 168.5% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 239 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Palisade Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the second quarter worth approximately $74,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.96% of the company’s stock.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

NYSE DD opened at $134.78 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 2.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.20 billion, a PE ratio of 299.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.06. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a 12-month low of $92.49 and a 12-month high of $157.98. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $138.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $141.17.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a net margin of 0.67% and a return on equity of 6.92%. DuPont de Nemours’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.12 EPS. DuPont de Nemours has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.800-1.900 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that DuPont de Nemours, Inc. will post 7.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

DuPont de Nemours Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. DuPont de Nemours’s payout ratio is currently 533.33%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on DD shares. Zacks Research lowered shares of DuPont de Nemours from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of DuPont de Nemours in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $75.30 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $171.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $53.00 to $159.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, DuPont de Nemours currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $166.60.

DuPont de Nemours Profile

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.