Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Increases Stock Holdings in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. $DD

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) by 14.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 150,841 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,950 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in DuPont de Nemours were worth $11,898,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Intrua Financial LLC lifted its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. Intrua Financial LLC now owns 6,428 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $501,000 after buying an additional 348 shares in the last quarter. Xcel Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in DuPont de Nemours in the third quarter valued at about $1,151,000. Tred Avon Family Wealth LLC purchased a new position in DuPont de Nemours in the third quarter valued at about $428,000. Aviance Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC now owns 8,374 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $652,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 468,372 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $36,486,000 after purchasing an additional 19,859 shares during the last quarter. 73.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Performance

Shares of DD stock opened at $44.15 on Friday. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a 12-month low of $22.50 and a 12-month high of $44.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 1.08. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.63.

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

DuPont de Nemours declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, November 6th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the basic materials company to buy up to 12.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

DuPont de Nemours Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 28th were issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. DuPont de Nemours’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -43.48%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Lori Koch sold 9,011 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 28th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $11,377,343.96. This trade represents a 3.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Erik T. Hoover sold 6,005 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 $4,460,498.79. This trade represents 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 owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on DD shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of DuPont de Nemours from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $80.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $100.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded DuPont de Nemours to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $45.99.

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.