DuPont de Nemours, Inc. $DD Shares Sold by Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA

Key Points

• Massachusetts Financial Services cut its stake in DuPont by 9.2% in Q4, selling 295,811 shares and ending the quarter with 2,910,704 shares worth about $117.0 million (0.69% of the company).
• DuPont beat Q4 EPS estimates ($0.46 vs. $0.43) and reported roughly $1.87 billion in revenue (up 0.2% year-over-year), and issued FY2026 guidance of $2.25–$2.30 EPS and Q1 2026 guidance of $0.48.
• The company recently paid a $0.20 quarterly dividend (annualized $0.80, ~1.7% yield), and analysts have a consensus rating of Moderate Buy with an average target price of $51.66.

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA decreased its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD - Free Report) by 9.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,910,704 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 295,811 shares during the quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned 0.69% of DuPont de Nemours worth $117,010,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in DD. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 19.6% during the 4th 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 period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 8.9% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,550 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $863,000 after purchasing an additional 947 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $365,000. United Bank grew its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 18,816 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,291,000 after purchasing an additional 2,396 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew 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 worth $13,749,000 after purchasing an additional 4,186 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.96% of the company's stock.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

DuPont de Nemours stock opened at $47.14 on Tuesday. The company's fifty day moving average price is $47.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $41.77. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a 1 year low of $24.48 and a 1 year high of $52.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.28 billion, a P/E ratio of -25.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 2.42.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.03. DuPont de Nemours had a negative net margin of 7.03% and a positive return on equity of 7.37%. The firm had revenue of ($1,871.00) million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.13 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that DuPont de Nemours, Inc. will post 4.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

DuPont de Nemours Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. DuPont de Nemours's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -43.01%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on DD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $59.00 to $56.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $51.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note 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 note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Wolfe Research lifted their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $51.66.

DuPont de Nemours Company 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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