Lokken Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 3,750 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $280,000.
Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 46,596,215 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $3,552,961,000 after purchasing an additional 353,010 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 6,894,207 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $525,683,000 after acquiring an additional 483,722 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in DuPont de Nemours by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,931,816 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $376,051,000 after acquiring an additional 690,218 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in DuPont de Nemours by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,413,443 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $260,276,000 after acquiring an additional 336,000 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 1.1% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,347,098 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $249,961,000 after purchasing an additional 37,327 shares during the period. 73.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts recently commented on DD shares. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $94.00 to $80.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $78.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Bank of America raised shares of DuPont de Nemours from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $80.00 to $75.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $81.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $100.00 to $80.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $87.77.
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DuPont de Nemours Stock Performance
DD traded down $0.58 on Monday, reaching $74.91. The stock had a trading volume of 3,136,766 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,925,675. The business's 50-day moving average price is $69.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $71.94. The company has a market cap of $31.35 billion, a P/E ratio of -394.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.04. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a 12-month low of $53.77 and a 12-month high of $90.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.
DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The basic materials company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $3.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.05 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a positive return on equity of 7.58% and a negative net margin of 0.60%. DuPont de Nemours's revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.79 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that DuPont de Nemours, Inc. will post 4.38 earnings per share for the current year.
DuPont de Nemours Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. DuPont de Nemours's payout ratio is -863.16%.
About DuPont de Nemours
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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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