B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Has $1.94 Million Stake in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. $DD

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG cut its DuPont stake by 72.8% in the second quarter, selling 38,253 shares and retaining 14,325 shares valued at approximately $1.94 million. Institutional investors collectively own 73.96% of DuPont’s stock.
• DuPont reported quarterly EPS of $1.88, exceeding the $1.76 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 4% year over year to $1.82 billion. The company issued third-quarter 2026 EPS guidance of $1.80–$1.90.
• Analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average price target of $166.60, compared with shares opening at $132.04. DuPont’s quarterly dividend is $0.60 per share, representing a 1.8% yield.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG reduced its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD - Free Report) by 72.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,325 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 38,253 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in DuPont de Nemours were worth $1,943,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in DuPont de Nemours in the 2nd quarter valued at $399,000. Boussard & Gavaudan Gestion Sas acquired a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the second quarter valued at about $4,912,000. Brooks Moore & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the second quarter valued at about $480,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the second quarter worth about $11,049,000. Finally, Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL bought a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the second quarter worth about $494,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.96% of the company's stock.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

Shares of DuPont de Nemours stock opened at $132.04 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $17.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 293.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.06. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $138.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $140.71. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a twelve month low of $92.49 and a twelve month high of $157.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a current ratio of 2.43.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. DuPont de Nemours had a net margin of 0.67% and a return on equity of 6.92%. The firm had revenue of $1.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.12 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. DuPont de Nemours has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.800-1.900 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that DuPont de Nemours, Inc. will post 7.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

DuPont de Nemours Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be issued a $0.60 dividend. 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 is presently 533.33%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on DD shares. Zacks Research downgraded DuPont de Nemours from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $171.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. UBS Group upped their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $175.00 to $178.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $53.00 to $159.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $180.00 to $176.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, DuPont de Nemours currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $166.60.

DuPont de Nemours 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.

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