Xponance Inc. Increases Holdings in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. $DD

Xponance Inc. raised its stake in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) by 113.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 134,797 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 71,695 shares during the quarter. Xponance Inc.’s holdings in DuPont de Nemours were worth $10,501,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Integrated Advisors Network LLC raised its position in DuPont de Nemours by 11.2% in the third quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 4,689 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $365,000 after purchasing an additional 471 shares during the period. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the 3rd quarter valued at $643,000. Choreo LLC raised its holdings in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 8.9% in the 3rd quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 46,877 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,652,000 after buying an additional 3,834 shares during the period. Advisor OS LLC purchased a new stake in DuPont de Nemours during the third quarter worth about $203,000. Finally, Interchange Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours in the third quarter valued at approximately $222,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.96% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on DD. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $51.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $46.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $49.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $51.86.

DuPont de Nemours Trading Down 0.6%

NYSE:DD opened at $50.05 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.47 billion, a PE ratio of -26.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.10. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a 52-week low of $22.50 and a 52-week high of $52.66. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $45.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $38.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.69 billion. DuPont de Nemours had a negative net margin of 7.03% and a positive return on equity of 7.37%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.13 earnings per share. DuPont de Nemours has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.300 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.480-0.480 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that DuPont de Nemours, Inc. will post 4.38 EPS for the current year.

DuPont de Nemours Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. DuPont de Nemours’s payout ratio is currently -43.01%.

DuPont de Nemours announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, November 6th that allows the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the basic materials company to repurchase up to 12.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

DuPont de Nemours 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.