Wells Fargo & Company Boosts DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) Price Target to $55.00

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) had its price target boosted by research analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $50.00 to $55.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage presently has an “overweight” rating on the basic materials company’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s target price would indicate a potential upside of 11.47% from the company’s current price.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on DD. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of DuPont de Nemours in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $51.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded DuPont de Nemours to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. UBS Group upped their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $49.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Twelve investment 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, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $50.46.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Down 4.2%

DuPont de Nemours stock opened at $49.34 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.67 billion, a P/E ratio of -26.53, a P/E/G ratio of 3.66 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 2.42, a quick ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. DuPont de Nemours has a twelve month low of $22.50 and a twelve month high of $52.66. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $43.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.07.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.03. DuPont de Nemours had a positive return on equity of 7.37% and a negative net margin of 7.03%.The firm had revenue of $1.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.13 EPS. DuPont de Nemours’s revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that DuPont de Nemours will post 4.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Erik T. Hoover sold 6,005 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $238,938.95. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 112,101 shares in the company, valued at $4,460,498.79. This trade represents a 5.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lori Koch sold 9,011 shares of the business’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 value of $355,574.06. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 288,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,377,343.96. This represents a 3.03% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of DuPont de Nemours

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 12,133.4% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 9,614,878 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $365,921,000 after purchasing an additional 9,536,283 shares during the period. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its position in DuPont de Nemours by 242.4% in the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 7,491,426 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $301,155,000 after acquiring an additional 5,303,219 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in DuPont de Nemours during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $313,306,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new stake in DuPont de Nemours during the 4th quarter worth approximately $130,394,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 50,867,267 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,962,560,000 after purchasing an additional 3,203,044 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.96% of the company’s stock.

DuPont de Nemours News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting DuPont de Nemours this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple major brokers raised price targets and kept buy/overweight calls (Citigroup, Jefferies, UBS, Wells Fargo, KeyCorp, BMO, Wolfe), boosting upside thesis and supporting the stock’s recent rally. Wolfe Research Raises PT
• Positive Sentiment: DuPont reported better‑than‑expected Q4 results and provided FY guidance, which pushed the shares to a one‑year high and underpins the upgrades. Q4 Results & Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Product recognition: DuPont’s FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC160UHP reverse‑osmosis element was named an Edison Awards finalist — a modest positive for long‑term growth in water/wastewater markets. Edison Awards Finalist
• Neutral Sentiment: Morgan Stanley remains on a hold rating for DD, which tempers the otherwise bullish analyst momentum and gives some investors pause. Morgan Stanley Hold
• Neutral Sentiment: Several retail/investor pieces question whether the recent run makes DD less attractive near‑term (“Is it too late…”), highlighting valuation concerns that can limit further immediate buying. Valuation Commentary
• Negative Sentiment: Net effect today: profit‑taking and selling into strength after the multi‑broker upgrade wave and the one‑year high—mixed analyst signals (some holds/valuation cautions) left the stock vulnerable to a pullback on higher volume.

About DuPont de Nemours

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.