DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) Shares Sold by CHICAGO TRUST Co NA

CHICAGO TRUST Co NA trimmed its holdings in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) by 1.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 21,826 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 276 shares during the period. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA’s holdings in DuPont de Nemours were worth $1,664,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in DD. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 91,817 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $7,001,000 after buying an additional 2,525 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH lifted its position in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH now owns 18,973 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,447,000 after acquiring an additional 792 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC acquired a new position in DuPont de Nemours in the 4th quarter worth approximately $249,000. Czech National Bank grew its position in DuPont de Nemours by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 90,621 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $6,910,000 after purchasing an additional 5,573 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 13,018 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $993,000 after purchasing an additional 321 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.96% of the company’s stock.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Performance

DuPont de Nemours stock traded up $1.08 on Monday, hitting $73.78. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 475,240 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,242,276. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a one year low of $61.14 and a one year high of $90.06. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 2.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The firm has a market cap of $30.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $80.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $81.55.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.15. DuPont de Nemours had a return on equity of 6.64% and a net margin of 6.35%. The business had revenue of $3.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.20 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.92 EPS. DuPont de Nemours’s revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that DuPont de Nemours, Inc. will post 3.89 earnings per share for the current year.

DuPont de Nemours Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th were paid a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.06%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 29th. DuPont de Nemours’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 80.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup lowered their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $98.00 to $92.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $88.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $105.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of DuPont de Nemours from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $102.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $95.25.

About DuPont de Nemours

DuPont de Nemours, Inc provides technology-based materials and solutions in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Electronics & Industrial, Water & Protection, and Corporate & Other segments. The Electronics & Industrial segment supplies materials and solutions for the fabrication of semiconductors and integrated circuits.