UBS Group Cuts DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Price Target to $172.00

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group from $178.00 to $172.00 in a research note issued on Monday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the basic materials company’s stock. UBS Group’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 31.43% from the stock’s current price.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on DD. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $180.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $171.00 to $172.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $168.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. 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. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded DuPont de Nemours from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, DuPont de Nemours presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $165.80.

DuPont de Nemours Trading Up 0.7%

DD stock traded up $0.89 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $130.87. 700,479 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,388,313. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a current ratio of 2.43. DuPont de Nemours has a one year low of $92.49 and a one year high of $157.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.67 billion, a PE ratio of 290.88, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.05. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $135.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $138.47.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.12. DuPont de Nemours had a net margin of 0.67% and a return on equity of 6.92%. The firm had revenue of $1.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.12 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. DuPont de Nemours has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.800-1.900 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that DuPont de Nemours will post 7.27 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of DuPont de Nemours

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 140.3% in 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 buying an additional 26,238,300 shares during the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise purchased a new stake in DuPont de Nemours during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,394,000. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in DuPont de Nemours during the second quarter valued at approximately $8,317,000. Boussard & Gavaudan Gestion Sas acquired a new stake in DuPont de Nemours in the second quarter valued at approximately $4,912,000. Finally, Cullen Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in DuPont de Nemours in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,081,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.96% of the company’s stock.

DuPont de Nemours Company Profile

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.