Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Acquires 121,216 Shares of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. $DD

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors raised its DuPont stake by 121,216 shares (a 3.8% increase) to 3,337,753 shares—about 0.80% of the company, valued at roughly $260 million at quarter-end.
• DuPont beat Q results with $0.46 EPS vs. $0.43 expected and roughly $1.69 billion in revenue, and set FY2026 guidance of 2.250–2.300 EPS and Q1 2026 guidance of 0.480 EPS.
• DuPont announced a quarterly dividend of $0.20 (annualized $0.80, ~1.8% yield; ex-dividend Mar 2, payable Mar 16), while analysts hold a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating with an average target price of $51.86 and several recent price-target upgrades.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD - Free Report) by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,337,753 shares of the basic materials company's stock after buying an additional 121,216 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.80% of DuPont de Nemours worth $259,974,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 18.9% during the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,382 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $731,000 after acquiring an additional 1,493 shares during the last quarter. Great Lakes Retirement Inc. lifted its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. Great Lakes Retirement Inc. now owns 32,773 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,553,000 after purchasing an additional 3,052 shares during the last quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC boosted its position in DuPont de Nemours by 75.5% during the third quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 18,152 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,414,000 after purchasing an additional 7,810 shares during the period. Claro Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the third quarter valued at $209,000. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 25.6% in the third quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 21,968 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,711,000 after purchasing an additional 4,471 shares during the last quarter. 73.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Down 3.4%

Shares of DD opened at $45.14 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.42, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a 12 month low of $22.50 and a 12 month high of $52.66. The firm's 50 day moving average is $45.87 and its 200-day moving average is $39.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.46 billion, a PE ratio of -24.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.10.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.69 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a positive return on equity of 7.37% and a negative net margin of 7.03%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.13 earnings per share. DuPont de Nemours has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.300 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.480-0.480 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that DuPont de Nemours, Inc. will post 4.38 EPS for the current year.

DuPont de Nemours Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. DuPont de Nemours's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -43.01%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

DD has been the subject of a number of research reports. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of DuPont de Nemours in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $46.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded DuPont de Nemours to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, DuPont de Nemours has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $51.86.

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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