DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Price Target Raised to $58.00

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) had its target price boosted by equities research analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $46.00 to $58.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the basic materials company’s stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s price target suggests a potential upside of 11.84% from the stock’s previous close.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen raised DuPont de Nemours to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $80.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Argus dropped their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $86.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $51.86.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Up 1.9%

NYSE:DD traded up $0.99 on Wednesday, hitting $51.86. The stock had a trading volume of 202,995 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,139,182. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. DuPont de Nemours has a 52 week low of $22.50 and a 52 week high of $52.66. The business’s fifty day moving average is $43.69 and its 200 day moving average is $37.59. The company has a market cap of $21.73 billion, a PE ratio of -27.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.10.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.03. DuPont de Nemours had a positive return on equity of 7.37% and a negative net margin of 7.03%.The company had revenue of $1.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.13 earnings per share. DuPont de Nemours’s revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that DuPont de Nemours will post 4.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

DuPont de Nemours announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, November 6th that allows the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the basic materials company to buy up to 12.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Lori Koch sold 9,011 shares of DuPont de Nemours stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.46, for a total value of $355,574.06. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 288,326 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,377,343.96. The trade was a 3.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Erik T. Hoover sold 6,005 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.79, for a total value of $238,938.95. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 112,101 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,460,498.79. This represents a 5.08% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On DuPont de Nemours

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DD. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 12,133.4% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 9,614,878 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $365,921,000 after acquiring an additional 9,536,283 shares during the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its position in DuPont de Nemours by 242.4% during the fourth quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 7,491,426 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $301,155,000 after purchasing an additional 5,303,219 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in DuPont de Nemours during the second quarter valued at about $313,306,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the 4th quarter worth about $130,394,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 50,867,267 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,962,560,000 after purchasing an additional 3,203,044 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.