DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Now Covered by Analysts at Barclays

Key Points

• Barclays initiated coverage of DuPont de Nemours with an “overweight” rating and a $156 price target, implying approximately 20.6% upside.
• Analyst sentiment is generally positive: 12 analysts rate the stock a Buy, five a Hold, and one a Sell, resulting in a “Moderate Buy” consensus and an average target of $163.
• DuPont opened at $129.35, while institutional investors own nearly 74% of the company. The company recently exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue expectations, reporting $1.88 in EPS and $1.82 billion in revenue.

Stock analysts at Barclays assumed coverage on shares of DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD - Get Free Report) in a report issued on Tuesday, Briefing.com reports. The firm set an "overweight" rating and a $156.00 price target on the basic materials company's stock. Barclays's target price points to a potential upside of 20.60% from the stock's current price.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on DD. Zacks Research cut shares of DuPont de Nemours from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $180.00 to $176.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 7th. Citigroup lowered their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $170.00 to $162.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $159.00 to $153.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of DuPont de Nemours in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, DuPont de Nemours presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $163.00.

DuPont de Nemours Trading Down 0.5%

NYSE:DD opened at $129.35 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $17.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 287.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.05. DuPont de Nemours has a twelve month low of $93.70 and a twelve month high of $157.98. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $134.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $138.42. 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 - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.88 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a net margin of 0.67% and a return on equity of 6.92%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.12 earnings per share. DuPont de Nemours has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.800-1.900 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that DuPont de Nemours will post 7.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of DuPont de Nemours

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DD. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 140.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 44,941,824 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $6,095,909,000 after purchasing an additional 26,238,300 shares during the period. Groupe la Francaise bought a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,394,000. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the 2nd quarter worth about $8,317,000. Boussard & Gavaudan Gestion Sas bought a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the 2nd quarter worth about $4,912,000. Finally, Cullen Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in DuPont de Nemours in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,081,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.96% of the company's stock.

About DuPont de Nemours

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.

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