Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Purchases 12,127 Shares of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. $DD

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its position in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) by 311.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 16,024 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,127 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in DuPont de Nemours were worth $644,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Salomon & Ludwin LLC raised its position in DuPont de Nemours by 186.5% in the 3rd quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 318 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in DuPont de Nemours during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in DuPont de Nemours during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new position in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. 73.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of DuPont de Nemours in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Zacks Research raised shares of DuPont de Nemours from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Wolfe Research lifted their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on DuPont de Nemours from $46.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $51.86.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

Shares of DD opened at $45.48 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.42, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.10. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a 1-year low of $22.50 and a 1-year high of $52.66. The company has a market cap of $18.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.45, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.09.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of ($1,871.00) million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarter last year, the company 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 forecast that DuPont de Nemours, Inc. will post 4.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

DuPont de Nemours Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. DuPont de Nemours’s payout ratio is -43.01%.

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.