Corteva (CTVA) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Key Points

• Corteva (CTVA) is set to announce its Q2 2025 earnings on August 6th, with expectations of earnings of $1.92 per share and revenue of $6.26 billion.
• The company recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.18, reflecting an annualized dividend of $0.72 and a yield of 0.99%.
• Corteva's stock has received several positive analyst ratings, with price targets ranging up to $90.00, suggesting a strong potential upside for investors.

Corteva (NYSE:CTVA - Get Free Report) is expected to issue its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, August 6th. Analysts expect Corteva to post earnings of $1.92 per share and revenue of $6.26 billion for the quarter. Corteva has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.700-2.950 EPS.

Corteva (NYSE:CTVA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $4.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.56 billion. Corteva had a net margin of 6.77% and a return on equity of 7.84%. Corteva's revenue was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.89 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Corteva to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Corteva Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of Corteva stock traded down $0.99 during trading on Friday, reaching $71.14. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,770,918 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,749,699. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a market cap of $48.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.76. Corteva has a 1-year low of $50.30 and a 1-year high of $77.41. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $73.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $66.12.

Corteva Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be given a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. This is a positive change from Corteva's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Corteva's payout ratio is 41.46%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Corteva

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Corteva stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Corteva, Inc. (NYSE:CTVA - Free Report) by 307.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,588 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 11,760 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Corteva were worth $888,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 81.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on CTVA shares. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Corteva from $65.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Corteva from $79.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Barclays lifted their price target on Corteva from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Oppenheimer set a $87.00 price target on Corteva and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Corteva from $74.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $77.38.

Corteva Company Profile

Corteva, Inc operates in the agriculture business. It operates through two segments, Seed and Crop Protection. The Seed segment develops and supplies advanced germplasm and traits that produce optimum yield for farms. It offers trait technologies that enhance resistance to weather, disease, insects, and herbicides used to control weeds, as well as food and nutritional characteristics.