DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Given Hold (C-) Rating at Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• DuPont de Nemours received a "hold (C-)" rating from Weiss Ratings, while other analysts have given the stock varying price targets, mostly in the range of $85.00 to $94.00.
• In recent trading, DuPont's stock price reached $78.31, with a market capitalization of $32.79 billion and a notable P/E ratio of -166.62.
• DuPont reported earnings of $1.12 per share for the last quarter, exceeding expectations, with a revenue increase of 2.7% year-over-year, setting a FY 2025 guidance of 4.400 EPS.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c-)" rating restated by investment analysts at Weiss Ratings in a report released on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $85.00 to $93.00 in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $94.00 price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $92.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, DuPont de Nemours has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $88.33.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Performance

DuPont de Nemours stock traded down $0.57 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $78.31. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,911,932 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,343,737. DuPont de Nemours has a 12-month low of $53.77 and a 12-month high of $87.80. The company has a market capitalization of $32.79 billion, a P/E ratio of -166.62, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.41. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $75.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $71.07.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The basic materials company reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $3.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.23 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a negative net margin of 1.54% and a positive return on equity of 7.85%. DuPont de Nemours's revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.97 EPS. DuPont de Nemours has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.400-4.400 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 1.150-1.150 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that DuPont de Nemours will post 4.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other DuPont de Nemours news, SVP Steven P. Larrabee sold 43,208 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.17, for a total value of $3,334,361.36. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 38,585 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,977,604.45. This represents a 52.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders have sold a total of 74,208 shares of company stock valued at $5,714,861 in the last 90 days. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DD. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 3.0% in the second quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 4,641 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $318,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,729 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $256,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 64.4% during the 2nd 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. Summit Financial LLC raised its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 4,077 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the period. Finally, Old Port Advisors raised its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 3,148 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $245,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 73.96% of the company's stock.

About DuPont de Nemours

DuPont de Nemours, Inc provides technology-based materials and solutions in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Electronics & Industrial, Water & Protection, and Corporate & Other segments. The Electronics & Industrial segment supplies materials and solutions for the fabrication of semiconductors and integrated circuits.

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