10,271 Shares in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. $DD Purchased by Groupe la Francaise

Key Points

• Groupe la Francaise purchased 10,271 DuPont shares during the second quarter, valued at approximately $1.394 million. Institutional investors collectively own 73.96% of the company.
• Analyst sentiment remains moderately bullish, with 12 Buy, four Hold, and one Sell rating. The consensus price target is $166.60, above the reported share price of $131.46.
• DuPont exceeded quarterly expectations with adjusted EPS of $1.88 versus the $1.76 consensus and revenue of $1.82 billion. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share, representing a 1.8% yield, though its payout ratio is unusually high at 533.33%.

Groupe la Francaise purchased a new stake in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 10,271 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $1,394,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DD. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 19.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $382,000 after purchasing an additional 822 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in DuPont de Nemours by 8.9% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,550 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $863,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in DuPont de Nemours in the 2nd quarter valued at $365,000. United Bank increased its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 14.6% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 18,816 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,291,000 after purchasing an additional 2,396 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 200,444 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $13,749,000 after acquiring an additional 4,186 shares during the last quarter. 73.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on DD shares. Zacks Research downgraded DuPont de Nemours from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $168.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of DuPont de Nemours in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $171.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $180.00 to $176.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $166.60.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DD opened at $131.46 on Wednesday. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a twelve month low of $92.49 and a twelve month high of $157.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.43, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $138.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $140.34. The company has a market capitalization of $17.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 292.20, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.06.

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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.81 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a net margin of 0.67% and a return on equity of 6.92%. The business's revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.12 EPS. DuPont de Nemours has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.800-1.900 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that DuPont de Nemours, Inc. will post 7.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

DuPont de Nemours Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. DuPont de Nemours's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 533.33%.

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.

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