DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Wolfe Research Analyst Says

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) had its target price lifted by investment analysts at Wolfe Research from $44.00 to $49.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the basic materials company’s stock. Wolfe Research’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 14.27% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on DD. KeyCorp increased their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $45.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $80.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $100.00 to $48.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $45.53.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

DD stock opened at $42.88 on Friday. DuPont de Nemours has a 1 year low of $22.50 and a 1 year high of $44.17. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $40.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $35.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.63 and a current ratio of 2.00. The firm has a market cap of $17.97 billion, a P/E ratio of -23.30, a PEG ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 1.08.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.05. DuPont de Nemours had a negative net margin of 6.17% and a positive return on equity of 7.81%. The firm had revenue of $3.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.18 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. DuPont de Nemours has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.430-0.430 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that DuPont de Nemours will post 4.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

DuPont de Nemours declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, November 6th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the basic materials company to repurchase up to 12.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other DuPont de Nemours news, CEO Lori Koch sold 9,011 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 owned 288,326 shares in the company, valued at $11,377,343.96. This represents a 3.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Erik T. Hoover sold 6,005 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $4,460,498.79. This trade represents a 5.08% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of DuPont de Nemours

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DD. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC lifted its position in DuPont de Nemours by 64.4% in the second quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 365 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Salomon & Ludwin LLC increased its position in DuPont de Nemours by 186.5% during the third quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 318 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in DuPont de Nemours in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in DuPont de Nemours during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in DuPont de Nemours during the third quarter valued at $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.96% of the company’s stock.

DuPont de Nemours Company 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.