Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Has $36.49 Million Stock Position in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. $DD

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) by 4.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 468,372 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,859 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC owned 0.11% of DuPont de Nemours worth $36,486,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of DD. Evergreen Capital Management LLC lifted its position in DuPont de Nemours by 3.4% in the third quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 6,318 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $492,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management bought a new stake in DuPont de Nemours in the 3rd quarter valued at $260,000. Nwam LLC raised its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 5,810 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $462,000 after buying an additional 442 shares in the last quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 50,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,895,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown increased its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 10.1% in the third quarter. First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown now owns 10,299 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $802,000 after acquiring an additional 945 shares during the period. 73.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on DD shares. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. KeyCorp upped their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $45.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Zacks Research upgraded DuPont de Nemours from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $80.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of DuPont de Nemours in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $45.53.

Insider Buying and Selling at DuPont de Nemours

In other news, CEO Lori Koch sold 9,011 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.46, for a total transaction of $355,574.06. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 288,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,377,343.96. This represents a 3.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Erik T. Hoover sold 6,005 shares of DuPont de Nemours stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.79, for a total value of $238,938.95. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 112,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,460,498.79. The trade was a 5.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Performance

DuPont de Nemours stock opened at $42.88 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $40.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.30, a P/E/G ratio of 3.18 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a 12-month low of $22.50 and a 12-month high of $44.17.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.05. DuPont de Nemours had a negative net margin of 6.17% and a positive return on equity of 7.81%. The firm had revenue of $3.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.12 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.18 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. DuPont de Nemours has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.430-0.430 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that DuPont de Nemours, Inc. will post 4.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

DuPont de Nemours Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th were given a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 28th. DuPont de Nemours’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -43.48%.

DuPont de Nemours announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, November 6th that allows the company to buyback $2.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the basic materials company to reacquire up to 12.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

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.