DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Upgraded at Barclays

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) was upgraded by stock analysts at Barclays to a “strong-buy” rating in a report released on Monday, Zacks reports.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of DuPont de Nemours from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $172.00 to $145.00 in a research report on Friday, October 9th. UBS Group reduced their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $178.00 to $172.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $180.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Zacks Research cut DuPont de Nemours from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $159.00 to $153.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $163.00.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:DD opened at $128.41 on Monday. DuPont de Nemours has a 52 week low of $97.34 and a 52 week 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. The company has a market capitalization of $17.34 billion, a PE ratio of 285.42, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $133.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $138.29.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a net margin of 0.67% and a return on equity of 6.92%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.12 earnings per share. DuPont de Nemours has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.800-1.900 EPS. Analysts forecast that DuPont de Nemours will post 7.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On DuPont de Nemours

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DD. State Street Corp increased its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 140.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 44,941,824 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $6,095,909,000 after purchasing an additional 26,238,300 shares in the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise acquired a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,394,000. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the 2nd quarter valued at about $8,317,000. Boussard & Gavaudan Gestion Sas acquired a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,912,000. Finally, Cullen Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the second quarter valued at about $2,081,000. 73.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About DuPont de Nemours

DuPont de Nemours, Inc is a science and technology company that develops engineered materials, specialty chemicals and other performance solutions for industrial and consumer markets. Its products are used in areas including electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, water purification, healthcare, transportation, construction, aerospace, worker safety and industrial processing.

DuPont’s portfolio includes well-known brands and materials such as Kevlar aramid fiber, Nomex flame-resistant materials, Tyvek protective materials, Kapton polyimide film, Vespel high-performance parts and Corian solid-surface materials.