Corteva (CTVA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) is an agriculture company that develops and supplies products and services designed to help farmers improve crop productivity, protect yields and manage agricultural challenges. Its business is organized primarily around seed and crop protection products.

The company’s seed portfolio includes branded corn, soybean, cotton, sunflower, canola and other crop varieties, supported by plant genetics and biotechnology. Its crop protection business offers herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and seed-applied treatments, along with biological and digital agriculture solutions intended to support crop health and farm-management decisions.

Corteva was formed through the separation of the agriculture division of DowDuPont and became an independent public company in 2019. It serves agricultural customers through operations and commercial activities across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and other international markets. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Chuck Magro.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.89 to $12.54
• 50-Day Range: $11.90 to $90.07
• 52-Week Range: $11.74 to $90.97
• Volume: 15.68 million shs
• Average Volume: 35.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.89
• Dividend Yield: 1.68%
• Price Target: $60.59
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Corteva Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Corteva scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 227 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Corteva has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.65, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Corteva has a consensus price target of $60.59, representing about 408.5% upside from its current price of $11.92.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Corteva has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.77%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Corteva are expected to grow by 5.77% in the coming year, from $1.04 to $1.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Corteva is 7.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Corteva is 7.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 28.34.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Corteva has a PEG Ratio of 1.74. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Corteva has a P/B Ratio of 0.33. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.79% of the float of Corteva has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Corteva has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.72, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Corteva has recently increased by 78.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Corteva is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.60%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Corteva has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Corteva is 13.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Corteva will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.18% next year. This indicates that Corteva will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.19

News Sentiment

Corteva has a news sentiment score of 0.19. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.37 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Corteva this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

81 people have searched for CTVA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 238% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added Corteva to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Corteva insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.15% of the stock of Corteva is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.54% of the stock of Corteva is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 10/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Record date for 12/15 Dividend: 12/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend: 12/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CTVA
• CIK: 1755672
• Web: www.corteva.com
• Phone: (833) 267-8382
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 21,500
• Year Founded: 2018

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Corteva: $60.59
• High Price Target: $101.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +408.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.65
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.46
• P/E Growth: 1.74
• Net Income: $1.09 billion
• Net Margins: 5.66%
• Pretax Margin: 8.89%
• Return on Equity: 10.18%
• Return on Assets: 6.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.07
• Current Ratio: 1.52
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.81 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.45
• Cash Flow: $4.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.42
• Book Value: $36.09 per share
• Price / Book: 0.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 667,196,000
• Free Float: 666,195,000
• Market Cap: $7.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.57